Re-grounding the city with Polanyi: From urban entrepreneurialism to entrepreneurial municipalism

• Published in: Environment and planning. A Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1171 - 1194
• Main Authors: Thompson, Matthew, Nowak, Vicky, Southern, Alan, Davies, Jackie, Furmedge, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
• Subjects: urban policy; local economic development; municipal statecraft; Polanyian economic geography; Entrepreneurial state

Conventional approaches to local economic development are failing to address deepening polarisation both within and between city regions across advanced capitalist economies. At the same time, austerity urbanism, particularly in the UK, presents challenges for urban authorities facing reduced budget...