Decentralisation and Devolution to the English Regions: Assessing the Implications for Rural Policy and Delivery

Autor/inn/en	Pearce, G.; Ayres, S.; Tricker, M.
Titel	Decentralisation and Devolution to the English Regions: Assessing the Implications for Rural Policy and Delivery
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 21 (2005) 2, S.197-212 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.01.004
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	The White Paper Your Region, Your Choice: Revitalising the English Regions opened the way for reforms to regional government in England which, it asserted, will improve decision-making and deliver better quality services. In the field of rural policy, too, there are demands for decentralisation to improve service delivery and reflect the diversity of rural areas. Drawing upon a case study of rural policy making and implementation in the English West Midlands, this paper explores current institutional structures for rural policy making and how further administrative decentralisation or political devolution might enhance them. It reveals a complex set of fragmented structures and blurred accountabilities in which policy implementation is an outstanding concern. The Government's administrative reforms, together with proposals to decentralise responsibility for rural service delivery, may assist in promoting greater differentiation and co-ordination at the regional tier. Nonetheless, in the absence of the transfer of significant resources and influence to an elected regional body, efforts to establish a more distinct and coherent approach to rural policy-making and delivery will continue to be hampered. (Author).
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