Synopses & Reviews
Regional inequality within the UK is an unresolved issue that has triggered much debate over the years. This new book looks at the current situation and examines the effects that such reshaping forces as globalization, the changing character of state intervention, changing relationships with
Europe, and enduring institutional features of the British economy and polity have had on spatial patterns of uneven development.
Synopsis
The human geography of the UK is currently being reshaped by a number of forces - such as globalisation, transition in the organisations of production, the changing character of state intervention, and changing relationships with Europe. A consideration of the impacts of these forces on economic, social and political landscapes is, therefore, an urgent task. At the same time, enduring institutional features of the British economy and polity are also having important influences on socio-economic processes. The result is a complex mosaic of uneven development, which belies the notion of simplistic regional contrasts.Rather than simply mapping spatial inequality, 'A United Kingdom?' charts the processes underpinning uneven development at a range of scales and for a number of key topics. The book draws upon and synthesises the latest contemporary research findings and places emphasis on the interrelated nature of economic, social and political geographies. It treats the human geographies of the UK in a coherent and integrated way, and asks whether contemporary processes of change are tending towards the reduction of socio-spatial divisions or their reproduction in new forms.
Synopsis
Regional inequality within the UK is an unresolved issue that has triggered much debate over the years. This new book looks at the current situation and examines the effects that such reshaping forces as globalization, the changing character of state intervention, changing relationships with Europe, and enduring institutional features of the British economy and polity have had on spatial patterns of uneven development.
Table of Contents
1. Cartographies and Geographies