Inclusive growth in English cities: mainstreamed or sidelined?

<p>The concept of inclusive growth is increasingly presented as offering prospects for more equitable social outcomes. However, inclusive growth is subject to a variety of interpretations and lacks definitional clarity. In England, via devolution, cities are taking on new powers for policy domains that can influence inclusive growth outcomes. This opens up opportunities for innovation to address central issues of low pay and poverty. This paper examines the extent to which inclusive growth concerns form a central or peripheral aspect in this new devolution through the content analysis of devolution agreements. It concludes that inclusive growth concerns appear to be largely sidelined.</p

Recidivism and Social Interactions ∗ (To Appear in the Journal of the American Statistical Association)

University of Wisconsin-Madison for their valuable suggestions and comments. Finally, I would like to thank an anonymous referee for helpful suggestions and the editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association (Applications and Case Studies), Mark S. Kaiser, for his careful reading of the earlier versions of the manuscript and constructive criticism for improving the manuscript. The usual caveat applies however: all errors are mine