Recession and Beyond

David Bailey is Professor of International Business and Economic Development at Coventry University Business School, UK. Caroline Chapain is a Lecturer at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the Birmingham Business School, UK.

• 1. The Recession and Beyond: Local and Regional Responses to the Downturn David Bailey and Caroline Chapain Part 1: The Recession and its Local and Regional Impacts in the UK 2. The Spatial Impacts of the Recession Naomi Clayton 3. The Impact of the Recession on Businesses Nigel Berkeley, David Jarvis and Jason Begley 4. The Impacts of the Recession on Workers and Communities Caroline Chapain 5. Impacts of The Recession on Local Authorities Caroline Chapain and Craig Renney Part 2: Local and Regional Responses in Context in England 6. A Framework for Analysing local Authorities’ Responses to the Recession Caroline Chapain, David Bailey and Alex Burfitt 7. Local and Regional Responses to Recession in Context: Setting the Scene in the UK David Bailey, Chris Collinge and Andrew Coulson 8. Local Authorities Working in Partnerships: Panacea or False Dawn? Andrew Coulson and Martin Willis 9. Support for Business Nigel Berkeley, David Jarvis and David Bailey 10. Support for Workers and Communities Gill Bentley and Caroline Chapain 11. Fighting Unemployment, Local Authorities, the Third Sector and Value-for-Money in the UK Robert Dalziel 12. Withstanding the Cuts: How Local Authorities Continue to Prevent Crime in Times of Recession and Government Cuts Eileen Dunstan 13. The Importance of Place Heike Doering Part 3: Local and Regional Responses: International Perspectives 14. Recession, Recovery and Reinvestment. The Role of Local Economic Leadership in a Global Crisis: The Barcelona Principles in Practice Greg Clark and Joe Huxley 15. A French Région in Crisis: The Response of Local Authorities to the Recession in the Région Midi-Pyrénées in France Denis Eckert, Fabrice Escaffre and Josselin Tallec 16. Impact of the Global Economic Downturn on Municipalities in Canada Eric Champagne 17. Local Government and Economic Shock Within a Federal System: The Australian Case Andrew Beer

"In the context of economic crisis and state austerity, this collection makes a telling contribution to our understanding of the potential and pitfalls of local institutional agency. Drawing together the work of key voices, the international reach and practical engagement here will prove of enduring value for policy learning and collective action".- Andy Pike, Professor of Local and Regional Development, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK."The recent UK recession was not only severe but different to any of the others of the past few decades and as such merits detailed analysis of its causes, symptoms and remedies. This book is therefore a timely contribution to the debate about what interventions are merited to support local economies, demonstrating just how effective certain interventions can be." - Keith Burge, Chair, Institute of Economic Development, UK.