Nine Competitiveness as cohesion: social capital and the knowledge economy
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Philip Cooke
Abstract
This chapter discusses the meaning of place competitiveness and evaluates the extent to which social capital in areas and between firms can be exploited to encourage increased competitiveness. This work is an initial attempt to measure economic competitiveness within the regions and localities of Great Britain in a manner that will, in the future, be repeatable and replicable. The findings reveal that economic and societal inequalities, divisions, and segmentation are a highly negative feature of Britain’s current make-up and that they are increasingly becoming geographically polarised as the most competitive firms and industries limit their activities to a relatively small number of localities.
Abstract
This chapter discusses the meaning of place competitiveness and evaluates the extent to which social capital in areas and between firms can be exploited to encourage increased competitiveness. This work is an initial attempt to measure economic competitiveness within the regions and localities of Great Britain in a manner that will, in the future, be repeatable and replicable. The findings reveal that economic and societal inequalities, divisions, and segmentation are a highly negative feature of Britain’s current make-up and that they are increasingly becoming geographically polarised as the most competitive firms and industries limit their activities to a relatively small number of localities.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Foreword viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Notes on contributors xii
- Introduction 1
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Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance
- Sources of city prosperity and cohesion: the case of Glasgow and Edinburgh 13
- Reinventing cities in a restructuring region? The rhetoric and reality of renaissance in Liverpool and Manchester 33
- Competitiveness and cohesion in a prosperous city-region: the case of Bristol 51
- London: competitiveness, cohesion and the policy environment 71
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Competitiveness and urban change
- Urban growth and competitiveness in Britain: a long-run perspective 93
- Migration, residential preferences and the changing environment of cities 111
- Cities are not isolated states 129
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Competitiveness, innovation and the knowledge economy
- Competitiveness as cohesion: social capital and the knowledge economy 153
- Innovation clusters and competitive cities in the UK and Europe 171
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Housing, property and economic performance
- The role of housing in city economic performance 199
- Economic structures, urban responses: framing and negotiating urban property development 217
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Space, place and social cohesion
- Does spatial concentration of disadvantage contribute to social exclusion? 237
- The ‘good’ suburb as an urban asset in enhancing a city’s competitiveness 255
- The middle class and the future of London 269
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Ethnicity, enterprise and social cohesion
- Whose hidden assets? Inner-city potential for social cohesion and economic competitiveness 287
- Ethnic minority enterprise in an inner-city context: the case of the independent restaurant sector in Birmingham 307
- Youth employment, racialised gendering and school–work transitions 323
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Leadership, governance and social capital
- Leadership and partnership in urban governance: evidence from London, Bristol and Glasgow 349
- ‘Pathways to integration’: tackling social exclusion on Merseyside 367
- Voluntary organisations and the generation of social capital in city politics 389
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Conclusions
- Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance 407
- Index 433
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Foreword viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Notes on contributors xii
- Introduction 1
-
Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance
- Sources of city prosperity and cohesion: the case of Glasgow and Edinburgh 13
- Reinventing cities in a restructuring region? The rhetoric and reality of renaissance in Liverpool and Manchester 33
- Competitiveness and cohesion in a prosperous city-region: the case of Bristol 51
- London: competitiveness, cohesion and the policy environment 71
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Competitiveness and urban change
- Urban growth and competitiveness in Britain: a long-run perspective 93
- Migration, residential preferences and the changing environment of cities 111
- Cities are not isolated states 129
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Competitiveness, innovation and the knowledge economy
- Competitiveness as cohesion: social capital and the knowledge economy 153
- Innovation clusters and competitive cities in the UK and Europe 171
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Housing, property and economic performance
- The role of housing in city economic performance 199
- Economic structures, urban responses: framing and negotiating urban property development 217
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Space, place and social cohesion
- Does spatial concentration of disadvantage contribute to social exclusion? 237
- The ‘good’ suburb as an urban asset in enhancing a city’s competitiveness 255
- The middle class and the future of London 269
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Ethnicity, enterprise and social cohesion
- Whose hidden assets? Inner-city potential for social cohesion and economic competitiveness 287
- Ethnic minority enterprise in an inner-city context: the case of the independent restaurant sector in Birmingham 307
- Youth employment, racialised gendering and school–work transitions 323
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Leadership, governance and social capital
- Leadership and partnership in urban governance: evidence from London, Bristol and Glasgow 349
- ‘Pathways to integration’: tackling social exclusion on Merseyside 367
- Voluntary organisations and the generation of social capital in city politics 389
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Conclusions
- Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance 407
- Index 433
