The Northern Connection: Assessing the comparative economic performance and prospects of northern England

DocChamp — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:12:40 +0000

This report, and the three thematic
reports on which it draws,
demonstrates that economic growth
in the North, and in the UK as a whole,
has become increasingly dependent
upon the roles and performance of
key cities and city regions. In the
transition from an industrial to an
increasingly service-based economy,
high value-added activities in
particular have been drawn into cities
as a result of agglomeration – the
advantage for firms, their customers,
and employees of being located
together. However, this growth has not
been even, and has been focused, as