Abstract
Skills are currently riding high on the political agenda and major changes are underway with respect to regulation and governance. We explore developments taking place in the Sheffield city-region, particularly the ‘skills strategy for Sheffield' and its governance. We suggest that city-regions reinforce, and have the potential to increase, rather than resolve, the uneven development of labour markets and interlinked socio-spatial inequalities.
Notes
1 The research encompasses a variety of qualitative research strategies: semi-structured face-to-face interviews with a wide-range of political and policy actors, welfare-rights organisations and training providers; focus groups with benefit recipients; and content analysis of policy documents, and narrative policy analysis more broadly.