Economy
U.K. Leads the Way on Mayoral Autonomy
Why it's a good thing that British mayors are getting more control over their economies and infrastructure.
The United Kingdom yesterday announced a major initiative to give some of its larger cities more power over their economic destinies. As the The Independent reports, six of England’s largest cities — Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Sheffield — have been granted greater autonomy over their economies and infrastructure (extra powers for Liverpool and Greater Manchester were agreed to earlier).
It seems the notion that cities are increasingly the key economic organizing units of the world is finally making its way into the circles of national power.