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No City Left Behind?

Authors:  Neil Lee

Date:  July 2010

No city left behind? Investigates what the geography of the recovery is likely to be, and what policymakers can do to shape it.

A 2020 Low Carbon Economy

Authors:  Charles Levy

Date:  June 2010

Sector:  Knowledge Economy

This report follows a future scenarios approach to consider the potential for the low carbon economy to create new knowledge intensive work.

Driving Economic Recovery: Core Cities - a new partnership with government

Authors:  Will Hutton, Alexandra Jones

Date:  February 2010

This executive summary sets out the agenda for making the eight core cities of the UK at the centre of economic growth and job creation.

Recession, Recovery and Medium - Sized Cities

Authors:  Naomi Clayton and Katy Morris

Date:  February 2010

New research shows how ‘medium-sized’ cities can contribute to economic recovery.

Recession and Recovery to 2020

Authors:  Ian Brinkley

Date:  December 2009

Is this the turning point of the recession? Where has the impact been felt most and where will growth come from? This working paper analyses the state of the knowledge economy today and to 2020.

The Road to Recovery: Getting Britain back to work

Authors:  David Coats, Ian Brinkley, Naomi Clayton and Sebastian Hung

Date:  November 2009

On the eve of the Pre- Budget report, this paper urges the government to tackle youth unemployment and outlines the specific measures it should adopt.

City Relationships: Economic linkages in Northern city regions

Authors:  Alexandra Jones, Naomi Clayton, Lena Tochtermann (Centre for Cities), Paul Hildreth (SURF), Adam Mar

Date:  November 2009

This report sets out how economic links between towns and cities in the North of England can lead to higher levels of sustainable economic growth and development and sets out a typology of different types of economic relationships.

Recession and Recovery: How UK cities can respond and drive the recovery

Authors:  Alexandra Jones, Neil Lee, Katy Morris

Date:  July 2009

New research from The Work Foundation shows that, as in the last recession,low skill cities are struggling the most with unemployment and risk long-term decline.

Satisfying Employer Demand for Skills

Authors:  Susannah Constable and Anna T Touloumakos

Date:  April 2009

A new report by The Work Foundation, commissioned by City and Guilds, argues the gap between government perceptions and small businesses' needs is inhibiting the take-up of government training initiatives.

A Boost for Britain: The case for activist fiscal policy

Authors:  David Coats, Ian Brinkley, Naomi Clayton, Matteo Razzanelli

Date:  April 2009

In a paper ahead of the budget, The Work Foundation argues that affordable fiscal activism is necessary to reduce the growing threat of mass unemployment.

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