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2011 - 2012
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RAPID RESEARCHRR20: Exploring the opportunities and challenges of an ageing population
This Rapid Research provides a swift and concise summary of the issues raised by an ageing societyand examines how practitioners a... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR19: The Opportunities and Challenges of the Work Programme
This Rapid Research identifies a number of key challenges and opportunities for the delivery of the Work Programme.... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR18: Localism Bill – a raw deal for local government?
This Rapid Research explores the Localism Bill from the perspective of local government....
2010 - 2011
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RAPID RESEARCHRR17: Local Economic Assessments: How are local authorities rising to the challenge?
This Rapid Research gives an overview of the Economic Assessment Duty and considers some of the associated policy documents and ac...
2009 - 2010
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RAPID RESEARCHRR16: Banking on change: Community Reinvestment and re-thinking the UK financial system
This Rapid Research explores the concept of responsible finance, especially community reinvestment banking, including the growing ...
2008 - 2009
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RAPID RESEARCHRR14: Local authority responses to economic downturn
This Rapid Research provides an insight into the effects of downturn on local authorities and local areas, and crucially, how auth... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR13: Understanding the rollout of the Working Neighbourhoods Fund
Whilst CLES’ previous research focused on the initial reaction of local authorities and third sector organisations to the change... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR12: The challenges facing growth areas
This Rapid Research examines the types of challenges emerging from this programme for places and practitioners.... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR11: The Working Neighbourhoods Fund, Neighbourhood Renewal and the third sector: The implications of the focus on worklessness.
In this Rapid Research we seek to explore the impact of the changes to the Working Neighbourhoods Fund on community and neighbourh...
2007 - 2008
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RAPID RESEARCHRR9: Economic Development and Climate Change
The purpose of this research is to identify to what extent the Stern Review and mitigation of the effects of climate change are in...
2006 - 2007
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RAPID RESEARCHRR8: Linking Elected Members and the Local Community more effectively through the Local Government White Paper
After months of anticipation, speculation and departmental changes, the Local Government White Paper was finally released at the e... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR7: Rural Reniassance: Ten challenges for creating sustainable and inclusive rural communities
this Rapid Research looks to examine issues that are relevant to those communities and practioners working in rural regeneration a... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR6: Encouraging Entrepreneurialism – The Local Enterprise Growth Initiative – The Story So Far
With LEGI now entering the second stage of bidding, the purpose of this Rapid Research is to assess the content of the first round... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR5: City Regions and Social Exclusion: Seven Reasons for a New Approach to Governance
This Rapid Research focuses on the increasingly pertinent topic of city regions. ... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR4: Rethinking Worklessness Research on the Welfare Reform Green Paper
The purpose of this Rapid Research is to briefly explore the proposals outlined in the Government’s recent Green Paper, A New De...
2005 - 2006
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RAPID RESEARCHRR3: Freedoms and Flexibilities Negotiated in Pilot Local Area Agreements
Local Area Agreements were introduced by the Government, in July 2004, as part of a wider process of modernisation and localism, w... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR2: Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Allocations 2006/08
The Spending Review of 2004 further extended the lifespan of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund with a further £1.05billion allocated... -
RAPID RESEARCHRR1: The Respect agenda
The Government has set out its stall in its third term of office to attempt to further address the issues of anti-social behaviour...
