POLITICAL-CHANGE AND LOCAL OBJECTIVES - OBSERVATIONS FROM RURAL WALES

In this article, we argue that the spatial reorganization of local gov ernment structures may pose a significant threat to fragile local cult ures. A recognition at the national level that policy structures are c ulturally specific (and not converging) is not always conceded at the very local level. Drawing on observations from Wales, we show how poli tical change brings the danger of cultural neglect.