In recent years, urban governance has become increasingly preoccupied with the
exploration of new ways in which to foster and encourage local development and …

Over the last two decades, urban geographers have been seemingly preoccupied with
theorizing the apparent transformation of western cities. Particular attention has been …

This article examines the ways in which business improvement districts are being introduced
into UK cities. In advancing this analysis, the focus here is on the means through which one …

Since the late 1970s, the political geographies of urban governance have been transformed
throughout western Europe. The welfarist orientation of urban political institutions that …

The paper considers the notion that innovation in territorial governance is associated with a
set of core neoliberal ideas about local economic development which have come to …

North American literature on the changing role of the local state these past two decades has
been dominated by the view of a transition from urban managerialism to urban …

A new conventional wisdom, spanning academic and policy communities, sees a
combination of economic competitiveness, social cohesion and responsive governance as …

We revisit the concept of urban entrepreneurialism to highlight some of its variety. In
particular, the present article refocuses discussion on: processes of innovation, bringing …

The entrepreneurial city is no longer (only) a growth machine: recession and austerity, new
forms of financialization, and diverse experiments in urban policy have diluted local elites' …

The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and
political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the real drivers of …