Rogers, Chris (Christopher James) (2015) Localism and the (re)creation of capitalist space in the United Kingdom. British Politics, 10 (4). pp. 391-412. doi:10.1057/bp.2015.8 ISSN 1746-918X.

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Abstract

The article conceptualises the notion of ‘the local’ within the work of Friedrich Hayek and shows how various public policy measures in the United Kingdom, including privatisation, Total Place, Big Society and the Localism Act, can be seen to fit within this rubric. This framework is used to inform a conceptual and empirical critique of the form that localist policies have taken in the United Kingdom. The article argues that the emphasis on efficiency and the significance of competition to each of these measures has served to consolidate the rule of money without realising meaningful social gains, and that these forms of localism can therefore be seen to have contributed to the (re)creation of capitalist space in the United Kingdom.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Privatization, Local government -- Great Britain, Decentralization in government -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	British Politics
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
ISSN:	1746-918X
Official Date:	December 2015
Dates:	Date Event December 2015 Published 23 March 2015 Available
Volume:	10
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 391-412
DOI:	10.1057/bp.2015.8
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	29 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 September 2016

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