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Making wealth work for all

Birmingham City Council is joining with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies and Barrow Cadbury Trust to examine how anchor institutions can boost local economic opportunities. Neil McInroy and Matthew Jackson explain

By Neil McInroy, Matthew Jackson | 09 November 2016

Economic development is failing the poorest and making little inroads into tackling inequality.

Treasury driven growth and top-down devolution deals are sustaining an approach to economic development that depends too much on backing the existing winners.

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Popular articles by Matthew Jackson

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