Think tank, Res Publica has published a report by Julian Dobson called ‘Responsible recovery: A social contract for local growth’. He proposes a different approach for local growth which revolves around a new social contract – one that treats people … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Economic development
Community Jobs Scotland Extended
The Scottish Government has promised to extend the life of Community Jobs Scotland for a year with a grant of £5.75m. Run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and funded by the Scottish Government, the programme helps young people … Continue reading
Is there a culture of worklessness?
In an innovative and revealing piece of research, Joseph Rowntree Foundation researchers found that ‘cultures of worklessness’ are not a good explanation for unemployment. Researchers in deprived neighbourhoods in Glasgow and Middlesbrough searched in depth for the ‘three generations of … Continue reading
Local growth through community economic development
Localise West Midlands reports on the results to date of their new research, funded by Barrow Cadbury, which argues that economies which are based on localised and community economic activity appear to deliver better outcomes in terms of job creation, … Continue reading
Do local currencies work?
Published after the newly elected Bristol mayor announced he would take his entire salary in Bristol Pounds, this New Start article looks at the rather mixed experience of one of the major examples of a local currency, BerkShares, from The … Continue reading
A Scottish Community Bank?
Senscot has produced a summary of the main discussion points from their event looking at the idea of a Scottish Community Bank. The Charity Bank re-affirmed their commitment to work with them to establish a new financial institution in Scotland … Continue reading
