The Political Economy of Britain's North-South Divide

Martin, Ron

doi:10.2307/622738

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“…Indeed, Martin (1989) concludes that processes leading to its development can be traced back to at least the 1870s. A continuation of this overall pattern has significant implications for national efficiency and problems of increased social inequality with locations in the 'north' remaining to be associated with a spiral of relative decline and deprivation.…”

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‘North-South’ contrasts in the characteristics and performance of small firms

Birley¹,

Westhead²

1990

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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‘North-South’ contrasts in the characteristics and performance of small firms

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Westhead²

1990

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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“…But it was during the 1980s that a major debate surfaced over what many claimed to be a major 'North-South' divide in economic performance and welfare, a debate that rumbled on into the 1990s. The current crisis has therefore reignited a long-standing issue (see Martin, 1988Martin, , 1993Martin, , 2004Lewis and Townsend, 1989;Smith, 1989;Jackman and Savouri, 1999;Baker and Billinge, 2004). In what follows, we focus on this 'North-South' dimension of spatial economic imbalance in the UK.…”

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“…A 'North-South divide' has long been a feature of the British economy (see Martin, 1988Martin, , 2004Tyler, 1991, 1994), but traditionally the problem has been viewed as one of addressing the lagging growth performance of the country's old industrial and peripheral regions. This time around, however, the focus seems to have shifted more towards the problems that have emanated from the marked concentration of economic activity and growth in the 'greater' South East of England.…”

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Spatially unbalanced growth in the British economy

Gardiner

Martin

Sunley

et al. 2013

Journal of Economic Geography

149

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The financial crisis and consequential recession that brought the UK's long economic boom of 1993-2008 to a dramatic end have generated considerable debate about the need to 'rebalance' the economy, both sectorally and spatially. In this paper we examine the scale and nature of imbalance in the UK economy. We first review what different theories of regional growth have to say about the issue of spatial and sectoral imbalance. Next, against this background, the stylised facts of sectoral and spatial imbalance, particularly as between the South and North of the United Kingdom, are identified. We then use dynamic multi-factor partitioning methods to determine the relative contribution that sectoral composition has made to NorthSouth regional imbalance. In the light of our findings we argue that there is an urgent need for a clearly identified industrial policy that is coordinated with a regional policy that seriously begins to address the North-South imbalance in the UK's economy that has become so deep-seated over recent decades.

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“…By contrast, business and financial sectors have been clustered in southern regions in recent years [39,40]; the land prices are higher in the south [41]. Therefore, PDL in the south is more likely to be underused than unused [42], to be A sites than B sites or C sites.…”

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Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

Tang

Nathanail

2012

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Many countries encourage brownfield regeneration as a means of sustainable development but define "brownfield" differently. Specifically, the definitions of brownfield in the regeneration policies of countries with higher population densities usually promote recycling land that is previously developed, whether or not there is chemical contamination. Further, the de facto definition of brownfield used by the UK government focuses on previously developed land that is unused or underused. The ANOVA in this study revealed that local authorities in England (n = 296) with higher percentages of derelict and vacant land tended to be more deprived based on the English Indices of Multiple Deprivation, which evaluate deprivation from the aspects of income, employment, health, education, housing, crime, and living environment. However, the percentage of previously developed land in use but with further development potential had no significant effect on the deprivation conditions. The Blair-Brown Government (1997~2010) encouraged more than 60% of new dwellings to be established on the previously developed land in England. The analyses in this study showed that this target, combined with the definition of brownfield in the policy, may have facilitated higher densities of residential development on previously developed land but without addressing the deprivation problems. These observations indicate that a definition of brownfield in regeneration policies should focus on previously developed land that is now vacant or derelict if land recycling is to contribute to sustainable communities.

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The Political Economy of Britain's North-South Divide

Cited by 156 publications

References 35 publications

‘North-South’ contrasts in the characteristics and performance of small firms

‘North-South’ contrasts in the characteristics and performance of small firms

Spatially unbalanced growth in the British economy

Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

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