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The economic decline of the North-East of England relative to the rest of the country has been a cause for concern at least since the early 1960s. However, efforts to reverse it have varied from preparing major plans to encouraging free markets to benefit the region. Since 1997 the North-East's regional planning machinery has been considerably extended, with the result that extensive development strategies for the region are now either in place or being prepared. However, the question still arises as to whether the North-East of England has sufficient in the ways of common interests and a common culture to support the establishment of a directly elected regional assembly.