Publications

2018 - Present

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  FINDINGS

  Manchester City Council Spend Analysis

  5th March 2018

  79.2kB     .pdf

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2017 - 2018

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  RESEARCH

  The World Towns Framework: a call to action

  13th December 2017

  38.4kB     .pdf

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  PROJECT REPORT

  Community Economic Development

  25th October 2017

  5.3MB     .pdf

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  DISCUSSION PAPER

  Opportunities for Public Procurement Post-Brexit

  12th October 2017

  179.8kB     .pdf

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  PROJECT REPORT

  Exploring the Wider Impact of the Procurement Spend of the Greater Manchester Housing Providers – Summary Report

  12th June 2017

  68.3kB     .pdf

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  MANIFESTO

  What Needs to be Done: The Manifesto for Local Economies

  1st June 2017

  1.1MB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  Planning for social good 

  25th May 2017

  664.9kB     .pdf

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  FINDINGS

  Exploring the wider impact of the procurement spend of the 10 Greater Manchester Authorities: Summary Report

  2nd March 2017

  174.1kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  The Power of Procurement II

  28th February 2017

  752.4kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  CLES submission to RSA Inclusive Growth Commission

  23rd February 2017

  368.5kB     .pdf

  Inclusive growth has grabbed the attention of all those who wish to build an economy for all. This is our submission to the RSA In...
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  RESEARCH

  Community Wealth Building through Anchor Institutions

  1st February 2017

  206.9kB     .pdf

  This publication reflects on work undertaken collaboratively in Preston over the last three and a half years to build community we...

2016 - 2017

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  BULLETIN

  Devolution: Beyond the rhetoric

  22nd November 2016

  911.0kB     .pdf

  'Devolution: Beyond the rhetoric’ is a six-point think piece that challenges the Government narrative on devolution. It explores...
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  RESEARCH

  Salford Third Sector Fund Grants Programme Evaluation report

  17th November 2016

  670.4kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  Creating Good City Economies in the UK

  16th November 2016

  934.5kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  Tackling Poverty Locally

  21st October 2016

  534.4kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  Forging a good local society - Executive Summary

  28th July 2016

  774.0kB     .pdf

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  RESEARCH

  Forging a good local society

  27th July 2016

  415.1kB     .pdf

  For too long, we have either turned a blind eye to poverty and disadvantage or hoped that a general rising tide of economic wealth...
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  RESEARCH

  We need a real deal on devolution

  21st July 2016

  249.9kB     .pdf

  This publication starts to think through what real devolution deals could look like and potentially herald a progressive and endur...