East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the 'regeneration capital' of the United Kingdom.

While the book focuses on a single project, it has wider relevance to national and international regeneration initiatives. The book assesses the outcomes of the regeneration, although it demonstrates the difficulties in producing a definitive evaluation. It has a political focus and illuminates and challenges many assumptions underpinning three major current academic debates: governance, participatory democracy and ideology.

The book is relevant to students of politics, geography, sociology, public administration and recent history but will also interest practitioners, academics and general readers interested in urban regeneration. Mancunians will also be fascinated by the rapidly changing face and character of their city as will those with an interest in Manchester's football, the Commonwealth Games and Sportcity.

About the Author

Georgina Blakeley is Lecturer in Politics at the Open University

Brendan Evans is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Huddersfield

Reviews
The book...takes a broadly optimistic view of the regeneration project -- .



Book Information
ISBN 9780719084409
Author Georgina Blakeley
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press