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Paul Swinney presents 'Private Sector Cities'

Date: 30/07/2010

Paul Swinney presents the main findings of Private Sector Cities, which he co-authored with Chris Webber.                             

Low-cost approach

Publication: Regeneration and Renewal
Date: 26/07/2010
Author: Dermot Finch

Limited cash and uneven private sector growth will make rebalancing the economy tough. The Government will need to invest in success, rather than try to smooth business formation nationwide.

Three vital steps in the right direction

Publication: Local Government Chronicle
Date: 15/07/2010
Author: Dermot Finch

There is substance to the "localism, localism, localism" mantra. But to be truly transformational, localism needs to connect with the economic recovery agenda.

Nigel Hugill: Interview in Regeneration and Renewal

Publication: Regeneration and Renewal
Date: 12/07/2010

Now is the time for cities to take the initiative and show government how devolution of greater powers might work - Nigel Hugill speaks to R&R.

Regions after RDAs

Publication: Public Finance
Date: 01/07/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin

The state of the government’s finances means that LEPs are going to be a no-frills version of the economic policy of the past decade. But does this necessarily mean cities will be short-changed?

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