TY - JOUR
T1 - City-regions: new geographies of uneven development and inequality
AU - Etherington, D.
AU - Jones, Martin Russell
N1 - Etherington, D., Jones, J. (2009). City Regions: New Geographies of Uneven Development and Inequality. Regional Studies, 43 (2), 247-265.
PY - 2009/12/31
Y1 - 2009/12/31
N2 - Etherington D. and Jones M. City-regions: new geographies of uneven development and inequality, Regional Studies. Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning literature on the ‘new regionalism’. Protagonists have made persuasive arguments about regions as successful models of economic and social development. This paper argues that the championing of ‘city-regions’ provides an opportunity for taking these debates further. It draws on research taking place on the Sheffield City-Region, UK, and particularly discusses the interrelationships between competitiveness, work–welfare regimes – those policies and strategies dealing with labour market governance and welfare state restructuring – labour market inequalities and low pay. The paper suggests that city-regions reinforce, and have the potential to increase, rather than resolve, uneven development and socio-spatial inequalities.
AB - Etherington D. and Jones M. City-regions: new geographies of uneven development and inequality, Regional Studies. Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning literature on the ‘new regionalism’. Protagonists have made persuasive arguments about regions as successful models of economic and social development. This paper argues that the championing of ‘city-regions’ provides an opportunity for taking these debates further. It draws on research taking place on the Sheffield City-Region, UK, and particularly discusses the interrelationships between competitiveness, work–welfare regimes – those policies and strategies dealing with labour market governance and welfare state restructuring – labour market inequalities and low pay. The paper suggests that city-regions reinforce, and have the potential to increase, rather than resolve, uneven development and socio-spatial inequalities.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/8468
U2 - 10.1080/00343400801968353
DO - 10.1080/00343400801968353
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-0591
VL - 43
SP - 247
EP - 265
JO - Regional Studies
JF - Regional Studies
IS - 2
ER -
