Chapain C. and Comunian R. Enabling and inhibiting the creative economy: the role of the local and regional dimensions in England, Regional Studies. Integrating findings from two separate research projects in Birmingham and Newcastle-Gateshead in England, this paper explores factors that enable...

A<sc>ndres</sc> L. and C<sc>hapain</sc> C. The integration of cultural and creative industries into local and regional development strategies in Birmingham and Marseille: towards an inclusive and collaborative governance?, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper explores the nature of the integration mechanisms of cultural...

This paper examines how the loss of 6300 jobs from the closure of MG Rover (MGR) in the city of Birmingham (UK) in April 2005 affected the employment trajectories of ex-workers, in the context of wider structural change and efforts at urban renewal. The paper presents an analysis of a...

Cooke P., Clifton N. and Oleaga M. (2005) Social capital, firm embeddedness and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1065-1077. This paper presents the results of a research project examining the effects of social capital on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...

C<sc>lifton</sc> N., C<sc>ooke</sc> P. and H<sc>ansen</sc> H. K. Towards a reconciliation of the ‘context-less’ with the ‘space-less’? The creative class across varieties of capitalism: new evidence from Sweden and the UK, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The interplay between place, individuals and creativity has, in recent...

Cooke P. and Clifton N. (2005) Visionary, precautionary and constrained 'varieties of devolution' in the economic governance of the devolved UK territories, Regional Studies 39 , 437-451. This paper explores economic development financing and action, an important policy arena if lesser...

In the modern consumer economy, the intangible or symbolic qualities of a product play a decisive role in its success or otherwise in the market place. Moreover, this applies to places as well as to physical products. This in turn poses a key research question—how can regions establish and...