Evolution of UK Regional Policy
Regional policies intended to reduce geographical inequalities in economic prosperity and performance across the UK date back to 1928. Yet, today, the UK has one of the highest levels of spatial economic inequality of any of the OECD nations. Many of today’s lagging regions and cities are the same as in the 1920s and 1930s, and these have been joined by other economically disadvantaged areas. Th...
Regional policies intended to reduce geographical inequalities in economic prosperity and performance across the UK date back to 1928. Yet, today, the UK has one of the highest levels of spatial economic inequality of any of the OECD nations. Many of today’s lagging regions and cities are the same as in the 1920s and 1930s, and these have been joined by other economically disadvantaged areas. Th...