Devolution vs. regionalization of power in Britain and the USA: The consequences for citizen participation |
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| Authors: | Michael H Lang N J Camden |
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| Institution: | (1) Rutgers University-Camden, 08102 Camden, N.J., USA |
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| Abstract: | The failure of experiments with both neighborhood government and regional government has led to attempts to weld these two administrative formats. The result is the federated local authority. The urban planning function in London, England, is utilized as an example to show the failure of the federated authority concept due to its dependence on a metropolitan spirit among its citizens and on a strict division in decision-making between area and local concerns. Neither is attainable so the experiment fails at least in regard to citizen expectations concerning involvement. The proposed solution involves a weaker role for the borough or neighborhood units in the federation and an effort to support and encourage citizen involvement in decision-making via the political process. Disparities in political resources are rectified by recourse to  watchdog groups to balance the growing power of technocratic planners. |
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