Neoliberalism, left behind Middlesbrough and levelling up: an intractable policy task?
L Telford - Contemporary Social Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Proposing to narrow spatial inequalities in one of the most unbalanced economies in the
developed world, the Levelling Up agenda was a key driving force behind the Conservative …
developed world, the Levelling Up agenda was a key driving force behind the Conservative …
Levelling up or down? Addressing regional inequalities in the UK
FM Fai, PR Tomlinson - Contemporary Social Science, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The UK has the widest regional inequalities among the advanced industrial economies.
These regional inequalities are not new, but the persistence of the so-called North-South …
These regional inequalities are not new, but the persistence of the so-called North-South …
Lessons from the Japanese 'regional revitalisation'–impacts of regional industrial policies through decentralisation
F Kitagawa - Contemporary Social Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The current Japanese Regional Revitalisation policy emerged from a unique
combination of demographic, geographical and socio-economic challenges to address …
combination of demographic, geographical and socio-economic challenges to address …
Beyond levelling-up: labour's response to regional inequalities and the challenge of governance
J Connolly, R Pyper - Contemporary Social Science, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The levelling up initiative of the UK Conservative Government has, since 2019, aimed to
address the problem of serious economic disparities between and across the regions of the …
address the problem of serious economic disparities between and across the regions of the …
A 'left behind'habitus? understanding local political disengagement using Bourdieu
S Wilson - Space and Polity, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction is applied to interpret the structural conditions and
experiences of citizens in 'left behind'places (LBP) along the Cumbrian coastline (UK). The …
experiences of citizens in 'left behind'places (LBP) along the Cumbrian coastline (UK). The …
A Brief Return to the Future
This introductory chapter introduces the book's constitutive context, documenting the
unequal backdrop to the Covid-19 pandemic. It outlines how the world was still feeling the …
unequal backdrop to the Covid-19 pandemic. It outlines how the world was still feeling the …