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 ...
by localisewm | Jul 18, 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 Wolverhampton, but part of a UK wide movement PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...
by Mel | Jul 17, 2019 | Economy, Local economies, People power
Tech is integral to all of our lives. But lots of it occupies an anti-localisation space: The big four tech companies are global, and part of their appeal is connection to anywhere in the world. There are great benefit to this, but Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple...
by localisewm | Jul 8, 2019 | Regional economies
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) NO 11 – Cash Smart Credit Savvy – Training the Trainers – Walsall...
by localisewm | Jul 4, 2019 | Local economies
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) NO 41 – The Lucas Plan PROJECT DESCRIPTION In 1976, following an announcement by...
by Mel | Jun 20, 2019 | Council, Democracy, Devolution, Economics, Local economies, Local government, Regional economies, Uncategorized
In 2018 to early 2019, we consulted Civil Society about its role in Inclusive Growth in the West Midlands. Although we only managed to scratch the surface of things going on in the region, we documented many wonderful examples of organisations working to ensure that...
by Mel | Jun 20, 2019 | Local economies, Localism
Anchor institutions are a core part of some community wealth building models. We’ve previously blogged about how, by considering their use of their significant purchasing power, these organisations can have wide ripples in their local communities. CLES is...
by localisewm | Jun 6, 2019 | Local economies, Local government, Localisation, People power, Politics, Regional economies, Retail, Sustainability
With recent news that retail jobs have fallen in every UK region outside of London and that Amazon is trialling pop-up ‘Clicks and Mortar’ stores in the UK, which will be stocked with products from independent online retailers. We looked at the ongoing debates about...
by localisewm | Jun 6, 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) – these case studies show the range of activity taking place across the region...
