Achieving local economic change: what works? Executive Summary

Since the late 1980s, successive governments have sought to include local stakeholders in the delivery of regeneration funding. Communities have been invited to decide boundaries, lead local partnerships and determine the type, scale and duration of area- based initiatives.This research examines the impact of these community-led partnerships in deprived areas and explores which characteristics make them successful in achieving local economic change.


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