Northern Region Economy Progress and Prospects in the North of England

Name: Northern Region Economy Progress and Prospects in the North of England
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ISBN: 9780720121841

ISBN-10: 0720121841

ISBN-13: 9780720121841

Edition: 1995

Authors: Lynne Evans, Peter Johnson, Barry Thomas

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"The Northern Region of England - comprising Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, Tyne and Wear, and Cumbria - has undergone substantial economic transformation over the past two decades. This book provides a comprehensive review of the Region's economic progress over this period and examines some fundamental issues associated with that progress. It also looks ahead to the economic challenges of the future. Specialist contributors examine a wide range of issues, including the balance between manufacturing and services, tourism, foreign investment, new business formation, innovation, the infrastructure, finance, the nature of work and employment, management styles, and the Region's role in…

Book details

Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements and Contributors
Preface
The economic record since 1975	p. 1
Manufacturing: how important is it?	p. 29
The development of the service sector	p. 43
Tourism: is it underdeveloped?	p. 59
The role of foreign inward investment	p. 79
Entrepreneurship and new firm formation	p. 97
The record on innovation: an assessment	p. 115
The infrastructure and economic growth	p. 133
The provision of finance: is the North disadvantaged?	p. 151
The changing nature of work and employment	p. 171
The development of new management styles	p. 191
The North in the new Europe	p. 207
Progress and prospects: a postscript	p. 225
Index	p. 231
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