A New Regional Policy for the UK |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The scale of the challenge | 21 |
Employment and regional policy | 35 |
The regional skills education and training agenda | 51 |
Science innovation and the regions | 63 |
Public spending and investment | 85 |
Governance issues | 93 |
A modern regional economic policy | 102 |
Common terms and phrases
age population agenda analysis Assisted Areas Barnett formula Business Links cent child poverty concentrations costs Deputy Prime Minister devolution disadvantaged regions disparities in prosperity economic performance education and training English regions Enterprise Areas example Figure firms focus Government's Greater South East growth rates GVA per head higher education HM Treasury important improve income innovation policy institutions investment ippr issues labour market lagging regions London low employment rates Lyons Review measure nations and regions needs North East North West north-south divide Northern Ireland ODPM policy instruments Prince's Trust problems productivity proportion PSA target public expenditure public policy public sector qualifications RDAs reducing regional economic regional economic disparities regional economic policy regional policy relocated Scotland significant social enterprise South East England South West Spending Review strategy supply-side Table TTWAS UK regions UK's University of Cardiff Wales West Midlands Whitehall Yorks & Humber
References to this book
Putting Workfare in Place: Local Labour Markets and the New Deal Peter Sunley,Ron Martin,Corinne Nativel No preview available - 2006 |
City Markets: Business Location in Deprived Areas Liz Troni,Tracy Kornblatt No preview available - 2006 |