01570pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002400040245009800064260000900162300001400171520104900185650002101234773002601255909001001281999001701291952010401308180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDavies, Jonathan S.  aThe governance of urban regeneration: a critique of the 'governing without government' thesis  c2002  ap.301-22.  aThis paper offers a critique of the concept of governance as networks. Using the complementary concept of regime governance, it argues that networks are not the primary mode of governance in th politics of urban regeneration in the UK. Drawing on primary and secondary material, it is argued that Central Government is becoming more influential in the local policy arena. In the `mix' of market, hierarchy and network, hierarchy is more pervasive  than network. It is therefore argued that partnerships should be treated as a distinct mode of governance. These conclusions demonstrate that despite the fashion for copying urban policies from the USA, local politics in the UK remain very different. Ironically, the transfer of policies developed in the USA has tended to entrench divergent practices and outcomes. The UK does not, therefore, appear to be moving toward the US model of regime politics. It is concluded that the partnership and network/regime models of governance should be subjected to rigorous comparative studies. - Reproduced  aLocal government  aPublic Administration  a52848  c52848d52848  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 80, Issue no: 2pAR53278r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR