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Tag Archives: viable economy
Does housing financialisation deliver a Viable Economy for Greater Manchester?
Does housing financialisation deliver a Viable Economy for Greater Manchester? By James Scott Vandeventer, Steady State Manchester originally published by Greater Manchester Housing Action, 6 May, 2018. Manchester’s skyline is changing. Fast. While the dominant narrative is that dozens of … Continue reading
The Viable Economy … and Viable Finance
The Viable Economy – and Viable Finance Mark H Burton and Mike Riddell. pdf version (not updated) updated, 10 May. It is all too clear that our economy is precarious, economically, socially and ecologically. Steady State Manchester promotes the Viable Economy1, … Continue reading
Why do people move? Implications for a Viable Economy.
Why do people move, or not move? What impacts does moving have on places that people move to? What about the impacts on places that people have left behind? These were some of the questions we discussed at Steady State … Continue reading
Posted in community, international, Viable Economy
Tagged café conversations, city region, community, GMSF, migration, mobility, Spatial Framework, viable economy, well-being
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Policies, policies, but are they any good?
Earlier this year we published our paper: Policies for the City Region. How does what we are proposing differ from what others are saying? Where do we agree with others proposing alternative approaches to the ones that have dominated our … Continue reading
Let’s talk about the elections
Let’s talk about the elections! Wednesday 14th June 6.30-8pm Lounge at Manchester Methodist Hall Central Buildings, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ We’ve now had both the Greater Manchester Mayoral election and the General Election. Together these define a new context … Continue reading
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Tagged #GE2017, elections, GMMayor, Greater Manchester, policy, Politics, viable economy
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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 7, Finance and distribution.
We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this installment we focus on money and exchange, again suggesting ways in which we, in our region, can improve the investments are made and value circulates. A … Continue reading
Unpacking how community business could make Greater Manchester’s economy more viable
May’s Café Conversation was held on 17.5.17 at Methodist Hall, Manchester. 15 people took part in a highly engaged, enthusiastic, structured discussion as part of Steady State Manchester (SSM) working on its journey on how to practically envision a shift … Continue reading
Posted in Business, community, community business, economics, environment, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester City Region, Viable Economy
Tagged community, community business, community economic development, community resilience, economics, environment, foundational economy, Greater Manchester, health, social change, Steady State Manchester, viable economy
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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 6, radical economic localisation
We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this installment we explore the idea of “Economic Localisation” something that certainly distinguishes our approach from that of others suggesting policies for the city region. And there’s … Continue reading
