Reflections on the Welsh economy: remanence, resilience and resourcefulness

Bristow, Gillian

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“…This has led to several overlapping governance territorializations across Wales, as different actors exist on different footprints (local government, health, police, fire services and the Department for Work and Pensions). At a national level, since devolution, Wales has struggled to develop economically to the extent that proponents of devolution would have liked and in comparison to the rest of the UK (Blackaby et al, 2018;Bristow, 2018;Gardiner, Martin, & Tyler, 2012). Added to this, since 2010, like much of the UK, austerity has been an important factor impacting upon the functioning of the Welsh government and the LAs.…”

Section: Making Interstitial Spaces: the Growth Deal Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban growth strategies in rural regions: building The North Wales Growth Deal

2019

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This paper discusses the creation of a growth deal for North Wales (The North Wales Growth Deal-NWGD). North Wales is primarily a rural region within the UK, without a core-city or large metropolitan centre. The paper examines how this urban dynamic, fostered around a pushing of the agglomerative growth model out of the city-region, is being transferred largely across rural space and place in terms of how growth is envisioned and how policy is implemented. It contributes to regional studies knowledge by raising the importance of the non-metropolitan city-regional alternatives in the context of the (academic and policy) city-regional debate.

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Section: Making Interstitial Spaces: the Growth Deal Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban growth strategies in rural regions: building The North Wales Growth Deal

2019

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“…Almost a quarter of people in Wales live in poverty, a figure higher than the UK average (Welsh Government, 2020c), with population health need estimated as greater than in both England and Scotland (National Audit Office, 2012). Deindustrialisation from the 1970s onwards saw the decline of heavy industries, including coalmining, with the economy becoming increasingly reliant on public services (Bristow, 2018). In 1997, a closely run referendum produced a slim majority in favour of a devolved administration, with 60 elected members of the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament, until May 2020 known as the Welsh Assembly) currently sitting from whom are drawn cabinet members of the Welsh Government (Torrance, 2018).…”

Section: Wales: Devolution and Policy For Healthmentioning

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Observations from a small country: mental health policy, services and nursing in Wales

Hannigan

2021

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Wales is a small country, with an ageing population, high levels of population health need and an economy with a significant reliance on public services. Its health system attracts little attention, with analyses tending to underplay the differences between the four countries of the UK. This paper helps redress this via a case study of Welsh mental health policy, services and nursing practice. Distinctively, successive devolved governments in Wales have emphasised public planning and provision. Wales also has primary legislation addressing sustainability and future generations, safe nurse staffing and rights of access to mental health services. However, in a context in which gaps always exist between national policy, local services and face-to-face care, evidence points to the existence of tension between Welsh policy aspirations and realities. Mental health nurses in Wales have produced a framework for action, which describes practice exemplars and looks forward to a secure future for the profession. With policy, however enlightened, lacking the singular potency to bring about intended change, nurses as the largest of the professional groups involved in mental health care have opportunities to make a difference in Wales through leadership, influence and collective action.

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“…This has led to several overlapping governance territorialisations across Wales, as different actors exist on different footprints (Local Government, Health, Police, Fire Services and DWP). At a national level, since devolution, Wales has struggled to develop economically to the extent that proponents of devolution would have liked, and in comparison to the rest of the UK (Bristow, 2018;Blackaby et al, 2018;Gardiner et al, 2013). Added to this, since 2010, as in much of the UK, austerity has been an important factor impacting on the functioning of the Welsh Government and the LAs.…”

Section: Devolved Regions In Action: Placing North Walesmentioning

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City Regions and Devolution in the UK

Beel¹,

Jones²,

Jones³

2021

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, economic, social and cultural landscapes. Reviewing the Greater Manchester, Sheffield, Swansea Bay City Regions, Cardiff Capital Region and the North Wales Growth Deal, the authors address the tensions and opportunities for local elites and civil society actors.

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Reflections on the Welsh economy: remanence, resilience and resourcefulness

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Urban growth strategies in rural regions: building The North Wales Growth Deal

Urban growth strategies in rural regions: building The North Wales Growth Deal

Observations from a small country: mental health policy, services and nursing in Wales

City Regions and Devolution in the UK

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