Leeds - a city of second city syndrome?; local leadership and economic regeneration in Leeds; the Leeds economy - trends, prospects and challenges; exploring the geographies of social polarization in Leeds; the economic machine - world class Leeds; sectoral policy and manufacturing alliances in the 1990s; taking the initiative - the Leeds financial centre; consumer services and the competitive city; pragmatism, opportunity and entertainment - the arts, culture and urban economic regeneration in Leeds; small business development and enterprise support; paid informal work in the Leeds hospitality industry - unregulated or regulated work?; the environmental challenge - corporate and community responses - greening the Leeds economy - the Leeds Business Environment Forum; inventing a better place - urban design in Leeds in the post-war era; conflicts over open space; transport and personal accessibility in Leeds; local capacity and challenges to social segregation - tackling female exclusion in the labour market - an evaluation of the Opportunity 2000 programme in Leeds; social inequalities, housing needs and the targeting of housing investment in Leeds; black communities and processes of exclusion.
