[...]Our research on seven ‘weak marketcities’ in five European countriessupported by the Joseph RowntreeFoundation was completed and theresulting book, Phoenix Cities by AnnePower, Jörg Plöger and Astrid Winkler,will be published in March 2010.However, we were delighted that...

Deindustrialisation: Although Belfast’s industrial base had experienced decline since the 1930s, the indus-trial crisis reached its peak in the late 1970s/early 1980s with all the traditional industrial sectors affected (e.g. shipbuilding, engineering, linen-production). Due to the accelerated...

Europe is a continent of cities with a remarkable history of cultural inspiration, wealth creation, social and politicaldynamism. But in the late-20th century, many former industrial cities entered a period of steep decline, losingmost of their manufacturing jobs and many of their economic...

Europe is a continent of cities with a remarkable history of cultural inspiration, wealth creation, social andpolitical dynamism. But in the late-20th century, many former industrial cities entered a period of steep decline,losing most of their manufacturing jobs and many of their economic...

‘Places Apart?’ is the first report of CASE’s study of disadvantaged areas. The study aims to establishand explain the current direction of change in the poorest areas in the country, where social exclusionis concentrated. Are such areas recovering or getting worse ? And how are they...

The first round of interviews with 100 families living intwo East London neighbourhoods has unearthed newinformation on problems and strengths in these areas,families’ coping strategies, and area change. Families’dissatisfaction with the areas was high, compared with thenational average. But...

Individuals and business owners engage in an increasingly complex array of financialdecisions that are critical for their success and well-being. Yet a growing literature documentsthat in both developed and developing countries, a large fraction of the population is unpreparedto make these...

Auch rund 20 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung ist die Diskussion um Unterschiede in derBevölkerung in Ost- und Westdeutschland noch nicht verebbt. Vielmehr scheint es immernoch ein vehementes Interesse an Vergleichen zwischen Bürgern in Ost und West zu geben,wobei häufig auch Studierende im...

Spatial datasets contain information relating to the locations of incidents of a disease or otherphenomena. Appropriate analysis of such datasets can reveal information about the distribution of casesof the phenomena. Areas that contain higher than expected incidence of the phenomena, given...

Almost one third of the population in developing countries is under age 15. Hence improvingthe effectiveness of policy interventions that target adolescents might be especiallyimportant. We analyze the intention to participate in training programs of adolescent girlsin Uganda, a country with...