Publications

2018 - 2019

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  PROJECT REPORT

  Local Wealth Building in Birmingham and Beyond: a new economic mainstream

  17th July 2018

  1.4MB     .pdf

  This 2018 report distils learning from ten years of work across the UK and charts a course for a future in which local wealth buil...
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  MANIFESTO

  Our Local Economies: Communities Building Prosperity

  11th July 2018

  1.7MB     .pdf

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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

  Brexit presents a significant opportunity for UK Government and place based anchor institutions to re-shape legislation around pub...
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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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  PROJECT REPORT

  The Power of Procurement II: The policy and practice of Manchester City Council

  28th February 2017

  752.4kB     .pdf

  This 2018 report describes how Manchester City Council has made their procurement practice more progressive, and the impact of thi...
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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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  PROJECT REPORT

  Community wealth building through anchor institutions

  1st February 2017

  206.9kB     .pdf

  This 2017 report documents 6 years of local wealth building work with anchor institutions in Preston......

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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