For two centuries or more, the United Kingdom was continuously becoming more urbanized. Some time in the 1960s, however, a remarkable reversal in this trend began. Multiple explanations of this phenomenon have been suggested, many of which focused on the quality of life offered by the...

The launch of the Small Business Service in the United Kingdom stimulated a review of small business policy and support in the United Kingdom. The Service inherited a substantial number of policies and initiatives which have been criticised for their poorly stated aims and overall lack of...

This article reports a study of the attitudes of small business owners to the localities in which their businesses are located and local economic development. The views of the owners contrasted strongly with those of representatives of local business bodies and economic agencies. The findings...