The general perception of cities has been transformed over the last decade. The purpose of the article is to consider the idea and reality of urban revitalisation and to examine whether the government's emerging spatial policy will help to strengthen and sustain the revival. Evidence shows that...

The paper explores two interrelated tensions at the heart of UK welfare to work policy: (i) between competition and cooperation in delivering employment services, and (ii) between centralisation and localisation of policy control. It examines their potential impact on employment programmes at...

There is considerable public interest across the UK in whether distinctive economic and social policies will emerge from the Scottish National Party's election victory in 2007. The SNP manifesto did not have very much to say about poverty and inequality, but early in 2008 the new Government...

The city of Medellín in Columbia has transformed from the most violent city in the world 20 years ago to one of the most progressive. In this remarkable turnaround in the city’s fortunes, city institutions linked up with other spheres of government to pursue a bold vision of ‘social...

The World Development Report ‘Reshaping Economic Geography’ is a bold attempt to set the agenda for spatial economic policy throughout the world. It promises governments a way to tackle uneven development by combining the pursuit of socio-spatial equality with stronger economic...