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Budget 2011: New Enterprise Zones have potential, but without more widespread economic growth they may be dead in the water

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25 March 2011
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Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

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Wednesday’s Budget saw the introduction of 21 ‘Enterprise Zones’, aimed to revive the economies of struggling areas. According to Jenni Viitanen of the Institute for Public Policy Research, with proper coordination, these new zones have the potential to promote investment and employment in depressed areas, though they may be undermined by poor economic growth across the UK

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This paper was published in LSE Research Online.

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