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Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the chance to observe a remarkable experiment in urban governance reform: England’s efforts to devolve more power to local decisionmakers through metro mayors, ...

Daniel Kenealy receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. A metropolitan area formed in 1974 covering about 500 square miles; a population of more than 2.5m; an economy bigger ...

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