Good Local Economics

Time to ramp up urban density?

Is it time Britain’s towns and cities re-drew their boundaries? Rupert Greenhalgh looks at how cities abroad have reined themselves in to maximise the benefits of economic growth

Portland in Oregon has used an urban growth boundary to combat sprawl

Interest in densification has received a lot of attention from policymakers and academics alike over the last decade.

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Knowing your limits

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Let’s not be foolish: this new authority must connect

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Rebalancing acts

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Getting to the core

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

A Budget for widening gaps

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

A rebalancing act

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Enterprise zones can provide a boost where it’s needed most

Communities Good Local Economics

The peril of pigeon holes

Evidence from east Lancashire suggests assumptions we make about the needs of the unemployed are often wide of the mark. Adrian Nolan and Stuart MacDonald examine how to ensure we don’t end up with an oversimplified welfare to work programme

Welfare reform was at the forefront of government policy under the previous Labour administration and the coalition government has followed suit with its highly publicised welfare reform bill.

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Tall order

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Creating space for community control

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Housing Local Government Regeneration

A snapshot of debt and poverty

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Making councils a friend of enterprise

Communities Good Local Economics

Statistics need the stories behind them

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It’s the season to protect our parks

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Local Government

This Big Society game is simply out of touch