Levelling Up Left Behind Places - The Scale and Nature of the Economic and Policy Challenge (Paperback)

This book aims to understand the predicaments of 'left behind places' and the scale of the policy challenge of 'levelling up' their economic prosperity. Drawing out lessons of wider international significance, it examines how places (cities, towns and localities) have grown apart over recent decades amidst deindustrialisation, post-industrial transition and the disruptive shocks of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Using the UK case to illustrate its arguments, the analysis identifies the different types of 'left behind places' and their distinctive economic experiences. The key features of urban and regional institutions and policies are reviewed to understand more about why, despite some successes, geographical inequalities remain an entrenched feature of the UK, blighting the life chances and quality of life of its citizens, and national economic progress as a whole. The weaknesses of past policies are highlighted, and the case is made for a new, mission-oriented policy model, because only a radical shift in economic thinking, governance and management is likely to achieve the 'levelling up' that is now a prominent refrain in the political lexicon.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Regional Studies Policy Impact Books
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Ron Martin • Ben Gardiner • Andy Pike • Peter Sunley • Peter Tyler
Dimensions:	175 x 245 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-224430-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	1-03-224430-5
Barcode:	9781032244303

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