Policy Press
Ten Drivers of change: population, housing and the economy
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Ruth Lupton
Abstract
This chapter shows the continuing trends in the economy, population movements, and housing markets. The growing population meant that Middle Row came under none of the pressures that were evident in Overtown. The interviews with employment advisers, economic-development staff, and labour-market analysts suggest genuine labour-market improvement. Britain’s economic geography was changing. The number of jobs was growing, but their distribution did not replicate the jobs map of the industrial economy. Some industrial areas outside cities were benefiting from job growth in call centres, warehousing, and distribution, although manufacturing was still in decline. It was evident that Britain was developing a new economic geography which would not replicate the jobs map of the past.
Abstract
This chapter shows the continuing trends in the economy, population movements, and housing markets. The growing population meant that Middle Row came under none of the pressures that were evident in Overtown. The interviews with employment advisers, economic-development staff, and labour-market analysts suggest genuine labour-market improvement. Britain’s economic geography was changing. The number of jobs was growing, but their distribution did not replicate the jobs map of the industrial economy. Some industrial areas outside cities were benefiting from job growth in call centres, warehousing, and distribution, although manufacturing was still in decline. It was evident that Britain was developing a new economic geography which would not replicate the jobs map of the past.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables, figures and boxes viii
- Acknowledgements x
- List of acronyms xii
- Introduction 1
- The 12 disadvantaged areas 15
- Historical poverty and the roots of decline 39
- The 1990s: decline and divergence 67
- Management failure 99
- Social interaction and neighbourhood stigma 111
- Attempts at regeneration 123
- New Labour and neighbourhood renewal 141
- Making a difference? 155
- Getting it together: new money and better partnerships 161
- Drivers of change: population, housing and the economy 175
- New solutions? 191
- The end of Poverty Street? 205
- Bibliography 221
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables, figures and boxes viii
- Acknowledgements x
- List of acronyms xii
- Introduction 1
- The 12 disadvantaged areas 15
- Historical poverty and the roots of decline 39
- The 1990s: decline and divergence 67
- Management failure 99
- Social interaction and neighbourhood stigma 111
- Attempts at regeneration 123
- New Labour and neighbourhood renewal 141
- Making a difference? 155
- Getting it together: new money and better partnerships 161
- Drivers of change: population, housing and the economy 175
- New solutions? 191
- The end of Poverty Street? 205
- Bibliography 221
- Index 235
