Networking the North

Date: 14/05/2008 13:00pm

Speakers:

Dr Henry Overman, Director, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE

Dr Malcolm Cooper, Head of Research, Centre for Cities

Andrew Lewis, Director, The Northern Way 

Vera Anstey Room, LSE Old Building, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE

Why are cities and towns in the Greater South East so well connected in comparison to those in the North?  Is a North-North divide emerging, creating inequalities between cities with easy access to job-rich city centres and others stuck out on a limb?  How can we help Burnley and Blackburn share in Greater Manchester's recent prosperity - and by plugging themselves into the likes of Leeds and Manchester, can smaller cities and towns put themselves in a better position to weather economic storms?   

Dr Henry Overman, from the London School of Economics, spoke on why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst others do not.  Dr Malcolm Cooper, Head of Research at the Centre for Cities, discussed the Centre's recent research findings - asking what needs to be done next. They were joined by Andrew Lewis, Director of The Northern Way, and a wide range of representatives from the civil service, academia, the business community and local government

Download Malcolm Cooper's presentation here 

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