Amid the complete ban on non-statutory expenditure imposed when councils go bankrupt, entire domestic abuse services are at risk of closure. This could have disastrous results.
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If New Zealand wants to see real improvement in community-level services and infrastructure, we need to finally make a decision on the true purpose of regional, city and district councils.
A recent Supreme Court judgment in Nigeria on local government will promote democracy and enhance grassroots development.
Labour’s manifesto was largely predicated on economic growth, but the new government faces several problems too serious to wait for growth to kick in.
Austerity Britain has translated into worse lives for many people: tougher working conditions, minimal statutory services and a retraction of the local state at a time when people need it.
Ever since the welfare state was established in 1948, Britain’s elected leaders have grappled with how to pay for and deliver social care.
English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
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Professor of Economic Geography, University of Cambridge
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Research Professor, Language Technology Lab, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, University of Birmingham
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Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Policy and Data Analyst, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, University of Lagos
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Honorary Research Associate, School of Built Environment, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Lecturer in Social Sciences, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham