Corporatism, participation and planning: The case of London

Simmie, James; French, Susan C.

doi:10.1016/0305-9006(89)90003-2

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“…McGuirk (1995, 67) found that 61 per cent of planners agreed that forms of negotiation and bargaining take place during such discussions whereby planners "ask for 3x expecting 2x". The facilitation of these meetings by the Legislature assists 'corporate participation', whereby reciprocal relationships and a level of understanding based on unwritten rules develop between planners and developers (Simmie andFrench, 1989 as cited in McGuirk, 1995, 67).…”

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“…The foregoing suggests that a 'permanent liaison' (Simmie and French, 1989) between planning departments and corporatist interests can develop via the s.247 provision, thus ensuring that development interests "are in-built in the decision making process" (McGuirk, 1995, 69). It goes without saying that such liaisons reduce the potential of the public to engage in any form of meaningful participation as preliminary agreements can be made between planners and developers before any public consultation stages.…”

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Legislative change in Ireland: a Marxist political economy critique of planning law

Fox-Rogers

Murphy

Grist

2011

Town Planning Review

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Publication informationTown Planning Review, 82 (6) Abstract. In the planning literature relatively little attention has been given to investigating the nature of legislative change in the planning domain. Utilising a political economy approach, this paper analyses recent planning legislative change in the Republic of Ireland. The paper argues that changes in planning legislation can be interpreted within a broader agenda of entrepreneurial planning within the Irish State. In critiquing recent change, the paper highlights three key issues: (1) the state, through legislation, facilities development capital over the interests of the general population; (2) entrepreneurial planning approaches can be traced to formal legislative change; (3) recent legislative change has been designed specifically to reduce democracy in the planning process. The findings support the assertion that planning legislation facilities predominantly the elite interest groups in society over those of the 'common good'.

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Section: Pro-development Planning Environments (2) 'Corporatist Partimentioning

confidence: 99%

Legislative change in Ireland: a Marxist political economy critique of planning law

Fox-Rogers

Murphy

Grist

2011

Town Planning Review

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“…Whether these opportunities will be used or the 'policies of consumption' will prevail (Ostendorf 1988) seems to be a matter of priorities set by municipal managers and administrators. As Simmie & French (1989) show in their study of London boroughs, corporatist interest mediation rather than participation of the public at large prevails in decision-making at the local level. There is no reason to assume that this will be any different in the Netherlands (Groenendijk 1989, p. 86).…”

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