English Partnerships has taken a central position in land regeneration and
development. Ostensibly it has been allocated the resources, status and mechanisms
to answer many of the criticisms that have been levelled at urban policy
during the last decade. This paper looks at how the agency is pursuing its given
role in the context of the changing features of urban regeneration, and what
factors are determining its effectiveness
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