Building a Sustainable Political Economy

* Introduction: Powerhouse Politics and Economic Development in the North (Craig Berry and Arianna Giovannini) * Reviving the 'Northern Powerhouse' and Spatially Rebalancing the British Economy: The Scale of the Challenge (Ron Martin and Ben Gardiner) * Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: the Role of the Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse (Simon Lee) *'D is for Dangerous': Devolution and the Ongoing Decline of Manufacturing in Northern England (Craig Berry) * Powerhouse of Science? Prospects and Pitfalls of Place-Based Science and Innovation Policies in Northern England (Kieron Flanagan and James Wilsdon) * The Northern Powerhouse Meets the Cities and Local Growth Agenda: Local Economic Policy-Making and Agglomeration in Practice (Nick Gray, Danny Dickinson and Lee Pugalis) * The Uneven Governance of Devolution Deals in Yorkshire: Opportunities, Challenges and Local (Di)visions (Arianna Giovannini) * Leading the Way? The Relationship Between 'Devo-Manc', Combined Authorities and the Northern Powerhouse (Georgina Blakeley and Brendan Evans) * From Problems in the North to the Problematic North: Northern Devolution Through the Lens of History (Daryl Martin, Alex Schafran and Zac Taylor) * Regionalisation and Civil Society in a Time of Austerity: The Cases of Manchester and Sheffield (Martin Jones, David Beel and Ian Rees Jones) * Civic Financialisation: Financing the Northern Powerhouse (Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Paul Greenhalgh) * The Recomposition of the Tax System: Exacerbating Uneven Development Through the Northern Powerhouse Agenda (Daniel Bailey) * Conclusion: A Better Place (Craig Berry and Arianna Giovannini)