David Beel is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at Manchester Metropolitan University where he is part of the Future Economies Research Cluster.Martin Jones is Professor of Human Geography and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Staffordshire University and a founding Co-Director of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD).Ian Rees Jones is Professor of Sociological Research at Cardiff University and Director of the WISERD ESRC Civil Society Research Centre.

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• Introduction: Onward devolution and city regionsNorthern powerhousesMetro governance dynamicsPrecarious city regionsElite city dealsBeyond cities in regionsCity- region limitsConclusions: City- regional futures

David Beel is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at Manchester Metropolitan University where he is part of the Future Economies Research Cluster.Martin Jones is Professor of Human Geography and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Staffordshire University and a founding Co-Director of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD).Ian Rees Jones is Professor of Sociological Research at Cardiff University and Director of the WISERD ESRC Civil Society Research Centre.

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• Introduction: Onward devolution and city regionsNorthern powerhousesMetro governance dynamicsPrecarious city regionsElite city dealsBeyond cities in regionsCity- region limitsConclusions: City- regional futures