From Despair to Where? The many faces of Economic Development Policy
Event Date May 10, 2011 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Location – Glamorgan Conference Centre
Inaugural Lecture given by Professor David Pickernell
From Despair to Where? The many faces of Economic Development Policy
The UK was amongst the first European countries to adopt an official regional policy as a means
of reducing disparities in unemployment rates, with the 1934 Special Areas Act. 80 years on regional economic development policy is still in place to address issues of uneven regional incomes and growth. This inaugural lecture will examine the changes that have taken place, and the actors that determine both the policy itself and the implementation of it.
This is of particular importance currently as economic conditions continue to impact unevenly across nations and regions. In addition, however, the resources available to tackle such regional inequalities are becoming increasingly squeezed. This means that the focus of those economic development policy resources that are available are being altered to reflect both new economic and also political realities. It is important to ask, therefore, where these processes may lead to, and how this will affect the way in which economic development policy is viewed in the future.
To book your place for this lecture please contact Jane Garrett on 01443 483345
