Those Inner Cities: Reconciling the Economic and Social Aims of Urban Policy

Abstract

Part 1 What is the problem? - a pitiless indicator: the urban and regional dimensions of distress demographic loss economic collapse environmental degradation. Part 2 Why bother? - the measure of a man: equity and efficiency. Part 3 What are the causes? - clarity of vision: economic restructuring environmental perception locality-specific arguments new investment and small firms. Part 4 What has been done - there is no health in us: spatial targeting - designated areas, garden festivals, enterprise zones partnership new agencies. Part 5 With what success? - like the curate's egg: the greater Manchester experience assessing the employment impacts - the case of Tyne and Wear social frustrations the successes and limitations of policy. Part 6 What might now be done? - the flower of civilization: the principles for policy the need for coherence and consensus poverty, low pay and unemployment scales of governance infrastructure and resources future scenario.

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