Changing consumer trends, waves of retail decentralisation, and various socio-economic
and environmental shocks have exacerbated the well-recognised challenges of retail …

Covid-19 is undoubtedly a regional crisis, spatially uneven in its impacts. While it is too soon
to talk about a transition 'from pandemic to recovery', with attention switching to regional …

ABSTRACT UK policy targeting regional economic disparities has been characterised by
frequent reversals and announcements, with multiple, uncoordinated public bodies …

Over the past decade there has been renewed interest in the role of industrial strategy in
enhancing innovation, productivity, and competitiveness within and across firms, sectors and …

This article examines the key features of the UK's spatial productivity relationships and
discusses some of the key questions currently being articulated or debated as they relate to …

The evolution of green industrial policy in China is deeply embedded within a unique
political, economic, cultural, and social milieu. The intricacies and complexities inherent in …

This paper discusses three of the key reasons why productivity growth in the UK is both so
weak and also so regionally unbalanced. These reasons are Brexit, low levels of public and …

ABSTRACT COVID-19 is mostly considered to have ravaged places with high levels of
inequality and poverty. Yet, in the case of Europe, the evidence for this is limited. In this …

In the context of the UK economy's slow and unbalanced growth, this paper discusses the
degree to which recent Conservative Governments in the UK have moved towards the …

The development of science and technology has been increasingly linked with the
implementation of science and technology innovation (STI) policies with important strategic …