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SUMMARY:Making Devolution Work: towards a better economic\, democratic an
 d social future?
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DESCRIPTION:One day conference hosted by Centre for Research on Socio-Cul
 tural Change at The University of Manchester and the Centre for Local Ec
 onomic Strategies\n \nWith the General Election result likely to prompt 
 further powers and responsibilities to devolved nations\, cities and to 
 local government\, this is a ‘devolution moment’. Our aim is to explore 
 this ‘moment’ and consider whether and how devolution can herald a bette
 r economic\, social and democratic future?\n \nAfter years of centralisa
 tion\, we must make devolution work. But hopes and promises are not outc
 omes\, especially in Britain where previous major policy changes have en
 ded in disappointment And devolution is too narrowly framed if it become
 s a way of boosting economic growth so that questions of social and demo
 cratic renewal are secondary.  Can devolution\, more broadly\, be a mean
 s to diverse ends including a ‘rebalanced’ economy\, fewer inequalities\
 , more public goods and services\, and a revitalised democracy. \n\nUnde
 r the aegis of the Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester
 \, this day of discussion is jointly organised by a leading think-do tan
 k the Centre for Local Economic Strategies and by academic researchers i
 n the Centre for Research on Socio- Cultural Change. Their aim is to bre
 ak down the silos and sponsor a new conversation between academic resear
 chers\, local government\, business and civil society groups. \n \nFurth
 er information and registration can be found at https://makingdevolution
 work.eventbrite.co.uk. 
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Manchester Business School East\, Manchester
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