Regional Development in the 1990s
The British Isles in Transition
Published on 1. January 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
323 pages
978-1-85302-139-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the first half of this book, region-by-region profiles review the experience of the 80s and reflect on the present climate, assessing problems and opportunities as they look forward across the next decade. The second half provides 25 commentaries on changes influencing the development of regions from questions of industry, technology and employment to the impact of national policy and 1992, and the prospects and capacity for regional policy and development. From these, a number of conclusions are drawn for policy development at local, regional, national and EEC levels.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-139-8 (9781853021398)
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: changing trends and pressures in regional development, R.L. Martin and P.M. Townroe. Part 2 Regional profiles: Southern England - the South East, J. Sellgren - East Anglia, P.M. Townroe - the South West, P. Gripaios and P. Bishop; the Midlands - the East Midlands, C. La Court - the West Midlands, M. Marshall; Northern England - Yorkshire and Humberside, C. Leigh and J. Stillwell - the North West, M. Clarke, et al - the Northern region, F. Robinson with members of the Northern branch; the Celtic nations - Wales, R. MAckay - Scotland, M. Danson, et al; Ireland - Northern Ireland, M. Hart and R. Harrison - the Republic of Ireland, J.A. Walsh. Part 3 Dimensions of regional economic development - industry, technology and employment: industrial activity and the regions; corporate reorganization in the manufacturing sector, D. Watts; overseas inward investment in the UK regions, C. Collis; new firm formation and growth, C. Mason; financing regional enterprise - the growth and limits of the venture capital market, R.L. Martin; new technologies and the regions; high technology industry and the regions, D.E. Keeble; patterns of research and development, J. Howells; regional dimensions of the adoption of innovations, N. Alderman and A. Thwaites; information and communication technologies and the regions, J.B. Goddard; employment trends in the regions; the changing mix of occupations and workers, A. Green; the growth of service activities and the evolution of spatial disparaties, J. Marshall; the urban-rural shift, A.R. Townsend and A.G. Champion; public expenditure, public employment and the regions, J. Mohan. Part 4 The regional impact of national policies: economic and social policy developments; the impact of infrastructure investment policy, N. Spence; recent development in vocational education and training, M. Baker and P. Elias; social welfare as a dimension of regional development, S.E. Curtis; social policy - the housing issue, M.P. Kleinman; health and health services, G. Bentham. Part 5 Policies for the regions in the 1990s: the policy context and local policy capacities; the macro-economic context to the regional problem, G. Gudgin; the regional implications of 1992, R. Mackay; regional policy - recent developments and future prospects, J. Taylor; regional development agencies, M. Danson; urban policy initiatives, P. Lawless; emerging constraints in the South East, M. Breheny. Part 6 Epilogue: regional development in the 90s - emerging themes, R.L. Martin.