by localisewm | Oct 14, 2019 | Economics, Local economies, Localisation
Cape Breton island, located on Canada’s Atlantic seaboard, has a population of approximately 100,000 and in recent years has attempted to take back control of its economy through the development of community economic development, spearheaded by community development...
by Mel | Sep 19, 2019 | Banks, Finance
When people think about the economy, one thing that springs to mind is banks and money. And any attempts to shift the economy to work better for people and places, is going to have to consider how the finance system could work better. Recently I attended two events...
by localisewm | Sep 18, 2019 | Economy, Globalisation, Localisation
With politically motivated disruptions to the globalised trading system increasing the risk of another global crash; Localise West Midlands continues to advocate for a radical decentralisation of capital and power to local economies, to help build a more economically...
by localisewm | Sep 12, 2019 | Economy, Local economies, Localisation
Enfield, North London, has been recovering from de-industrialisation during the 1980s and unemployment, low skills and deprivation remain stubbornly high. These challenges have been compounded by the drive for public sector austerity which has removed many low skilled...
by localisewm | Sep 12, 2019 | Economics, Globalisation, Politics, Poverty, Trade
With the current arguments over Brexit a proxy for Britain’s future economic model and social contract, a recent book by leading American economist Robert Reich offers some timely and thoughtful ways to tackle the problems of economic inequality; which many...
by localisewm | Sep 5, 2019 | Co-operatives, Housing
This isn’t a blog about the UK’s broken housing system – we all know it does not provide decent and affordable homes for everyone. The negative impacts its creates are as numerous as the reasons for its dysfunction and a quick internet search will return...
by localisewm | Sep 2, 2019 | EU, Urban
As part of the USE-IT! project, a group from Birmingham attended a conference in Toulouse called by URBACT. The group included Localise’s Karen McCarthy, who reports on the trip below. While part of the time was spent on sharing experiences from our own cities,...
by Mel | Aug 22, 2019 | High Speed 2, Regional economies, Transport
Here at Localise West Midlands we’ve been having a bit of a deep dive into priority policy areas and thinking strategically about what localisation means in different contexts. Our first session was focused on transport and our initial thoughts are below. We...
by localisewm | Aug 8, 2019 | Localisation
Mainstreaming Community Economic Development is about encouraging economic development to develop from within. About understanding and building upon an area’s existing strengths so that it can flourish by maximising the local economic and social benefits for all. It’s...
by localisewm | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re highlighting some of the inspiring Civil Society case studies gathered for our ‘Connecting Cranes with Communities, How can the WMCA Create Inclusive Growth’ report (download here) LOCATION Coventry PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...
