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Regional Responses to Recession: the West Midlands Taskforce Regional Studies Association International Conference May 2

Outline. The nature of recession and its regional impactRole of government in responding to recessionThe West Midlands Regional Task ForceEvaluating the impact of the Task ForceAnalysis of responses to recession in other regionsEconomic impact of Task Force interventionsAnalysis of speci

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Regional Responses to Recession: the West Midlands Taskforce Regional Studies Association International Conference May 2

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    1. Regional Responses to Recession: the West Midlands Taskforce Regional Studies Association International Conference May 2010 David Bailey, Nigel Berkeley and David Jarvis Coventry University

    2. Outline The nature of recession and its regional impact Role of government in responding to recession The West Midlands Regional Task Force Evaluating the impact of the Task Force Analysis of responses to recession in other regions Economic impact of Task Force interventions Analysis of specific interventions Impact and legacy of the Task Force

    3. The Nature of the Recession Recent economic crisis very different in character and scale to previous recessions (OECD, 2009) Downturn accelerated key processes of structural change Uncertainty over impact of recession creates unique challenges for policy makers Downturn marked by greater fall in GDP, but less pronounced unemployment increase than in previous recessions....

    4. Recent UK recessions: Impact on GDP

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