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Inclusive Growth: Connecting world-leading research to our local communities

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 9, 2017

 To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight  the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on  the Manchester urban area. The Manchester Urban Institute’s Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU) is one of the University of […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequality, MUI, policy, productivity

Eyes wide open – addressing immigration, to secure immigration

By Martin Walker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 31, 2017

The University of Manchester’s Professor Martin Walker argues that the debate over immigration has suffered obfuscation on all sides – with anti-immigration voices refusing to acknowledge the economic necessity and benefits of immigration to the United Kingdom, and an equal unwillingness on the opposing side to recognise the extent (and skewed distribution) of its economic […]

Tagged With: Brexit, immigration, inequality

The 'poverty penalty' makes escape from debt harder for the financially vulnerable

Less for your money? Differences in essential living costs for poorer families

Kingsley Purdam By Graham Whitham and Kingsley Purdam Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 18, 2017

The recent Bank of England evidence on the record levels of personal debt that have accumulated since the 2008 economic crash highlight the financial vulnerability of many people across the UK. Research by the University of Manchester into everyday living costs for those with limited financial resources is being launched with the End Child Poverty […]

Tagged With: austerity, inequality, poverty, productivity

Davos must replace ‘capitalism unleashed’ with sustainability to tackle inequality

By Jonathan Michie Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 18, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics  As part of the blog takeover on the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Jonathan Michie outlines the failures of the ‘capitalism unleashed’ era. Jonathan in his role as Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange at the University of Oxford has looked into […]

Tagged With: capitalism, Davos, inequality, productivity, WEF

The rise of the hidden homeless

By Christa Maciver Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: December 16, 2016

The homelessness statistics published yesterday unveil the state of homelessness according to the government. Justlife, the charity for those in unsupported temporary accommodation, recognises these statistics reflect the reality many of us are seeing on our streets – that homelessness is on the rise. However, what many do not see is the increasing numbers of […]

Tagged With: homelessness, housing, inequality, temporary accommodation

Will the Mayor help Manchester get what it wants, this time?

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton and Stephen Clarke Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 30, 2016

Looking forward to next May, when Greater Manchester elects its first Metro Mayor, Stephen Clarke of Resolution Foundation and Professor Ruth Lupton of the University of Manchester’s Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit highlight what they should do to tackle the disparity in living standards. People working in central Manchester earn £2.81 an hour more than those […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, growth, inclusive growth, inequality, living standards, Mayor

Racism at work still persists; time for urgent action

Stephen AsheJames Nazroo By Stephen Ashe and James Nazroo Filed Under: Ethnicity Posted: November 14, 2016

It is almost 50 years since the Race Relations Act was amended to outlaw racial discrimination in employment. Drawing on their new report Stephen Ashe and James Nazroo argue that the evidence strongly demonstrates that there remains a need for employers and the Government to take urgent action against the entrenched nature of racism and […]

Tagged With: discrimination, inequality, racism, workplace

Why fair pay must be a priority for Manchester’s new mayor

HumWebTeam By Alec Spencer and HumWebTeam Filed Under: Inclusive Growth Posted: October 27, 2016

Paying the living wage must be at the top of the mayoral agenda if everyone who lives and works in Greater Manchester and beyond is to benefit from a growing economy, says Alec Spencer. In Greater Manchester, wages have fallen faster than the UK average since 2009 Devolution and Northern Powerhouse presents a critical opportunity to […]

Tagged With: devolution, fair pay, inclusive growth, inequality, living wage, Northern Powerhouse

The right to have rights: aspirations for a ‘just’ city?

By Tanja Müller Filed Under: All posts Posted: October 18, 2016

This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable development and planning of cities and towns across the globe for the next 20 years. As part of The University of Manchester’s research […]

Tagged With: cities, inequality, New Urban Agenda, refugees, United Nations

What does Habitat 3 mean for people affected by climate change?

By Joanne Jordan Filed Under: All posts Posted: October 17, 2016

This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable development and planning of cities and towns across the globe for the next 20 years. As part of The University of Manchester’s […]

Tagged With: cities, climate change, inequality, New Urban Agenda, United Nations

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