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17/02/2012

Enterprise Zones: Do they create or transfer value?

Simon Wainwright’s article on the lessons learnt from the Enterprise Zones of the 1980s has been published in Volume 5, Number 2 of the Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal.

The article considers whether providing economic stimuli creates, distorts or simply transfers value.

Key issues include:

  • How do the 2011 Enterprise Zones differ from their 1980s predecessors?
  • What lessons, if any, can be learned from previous attempts at creating areas which enjoy economic advantages and how can these be applied to the new Enterprise Zones?
  • Could Enterprise Zone benefits be applied across the entire UK?
  • The benefits of the 1980s Enterprise Zones were largely captured by property and land owners rather than local businesses; who will receive the benefits from the current generation of Enterprise Zones?

Read the full article here

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