“Retooling the machine: Economic crisis, state restructuring, and urban politics”: From Andrew Jonas and David Wilson (eds) the urban growth machine: Critical perspectives, two decades later (1999)

Bob Jessop, Jamie Peck, Adam Tickell

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Abstract

The analysis of the transition from “managerialism” to “entrepreneurialism” is strongly influenced by two related conceptual frameworks: urban regime theory and the growth machine thesis. Urban regime theory looks at how urban local authorities build coalitions with other interests, mainly in the private sector, in order to facilitate local economic development. This chapter draws upon several theoretical currents in regulation and neo-Gramscian state theory with a view to recontextualizing the analysis of urban politics. Prompted perhaps by the theoretical and methodological shortcomings, there have been several recent attempts to deploy regulationist concepts in urban political analysis. Nonetheless, some distance remains between the respective approaches of regulationists and analysts of urban politics and governance. While a range of case studies discloses that urban political forms are varied, thereby highlighting what one might refer to as “microdiversity”. Despite the emergence of what looked like a more vibrant urban politics, Manchester’s Olympic project was heavily dependent on the decisions of national political actors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Urban Geography Reader
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages168-178
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9780429609381
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2005 Nicholas R. Fyfe and Judith T. Kenny for selection and editorial matter; the publishers and contributors for individual readings.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Social Sciences

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