The London Olympics catalysed the 'Great Leap Eastwards' but will its proposed legacy actually deliver?

Power, Anne; Travers, Tony; Burdett, Ricky

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The London Olympics catalysed the 'Great Leap Eastwards' but will its proposed legacy actually deliver?

Authors: Anne Power
Tony Travers
Ricky Burdett
Publication date: 4 September 2012
Publisher: Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Abstract

The 2012 Paralympic Games have allowed Britons to revisit the euphoria of the Olympics, but the Games’ uncertain ‘legacy’ still loom over Stratford. When the area is no longer filled with the buzz of world-class athletes and excited fans, will the benefits promised to East London ever come to fruition? Ahead of our ecollection on the topic, we present the opinions of our experts, Anne Power, Tony Travers and Ricky Burdett, who discuss the ways to ensure a positive and lasting legacy is brought to East London and more widely, recession-weary Britain – from our archive

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