The rhetoric–reality gap of cities’ success: learning from the practice of Scottish cities

Julie T. Miao and Duncan Maclennan

Regional Studies, 2019, vol. 53, issue 12, 1761-1771

Abstract: This paper argues that the shift from a top-down coordination of governments’ policies for the economies of cities towards the bottom-up self-organization of cities is not necessarily supported by appropriately competent local economic management capabilities and resources. In Scotland just before the advent of City Deals, various constraints in policy-making logic chains, data availability, accounting focus and planning coordination were found that continuously limit the efforts of cities in shaping a successful economy. For devolution to shape both national productivity growth and locally led success, the gap between rhetoric and reality must be narrowed substantially and quickly.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2019.1597970

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