What is it about?
The paper reports European empirical research into a regional economic growth process active in South East England that is characterised by 'functional polycentricity'.
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Why is it important?
The quantitative and qualitative underpinning research reveals for the first time, a distinction between 'morphological polycentricity', which has been the basis for European Union policy and investments to promote balanced territorial economic development, and 'functional polycentricity'. Importantly, functional polycentricity identified in South East England, is representative of the economic energy that Jane Jacobs identified as essential for defining city-regions in Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life’, 1984.
Perspectives
The article can contribute valuable policy insights for governments seeking to support economic growth associated with globalizing cities.
Professor Kathy Pain
University of Reading
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This page is a summary of: Examining ‘Core–Periphery’ Relationships in a Global City-Region: The Case of London and South East England, Regional Studies, October 2008, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701808857.
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