With a summer election coming, local areas face an important challenge over the next few months. Whichever government emerges on July 4th, it seems clear they will be asking local places to work out new steps and strategies for boosting their economies. What can places do to prepare? As noted by our colleagues at the Centre for Cities, it is hard for places to plan local growth strategies when unsure of the national growth framework they will be required to fit with. Given this, perhaps the best thing places can focus on now is working to build up an understanding of the fundamental drivers of - and challenges facing - their economies. This is a first step to developing local economic growth strategies. And if this work is done now, places will be in a stronger position to advocate for their needs to an incoming government and to understand how national priorities of a new government map to local issues.

---

30 May 2024

---

What works Centre for Local Economic Growth

---

https://whatworksgrowth.org/insights/planning-ahead-for-local-growth/

This Blog is published under the centre's Urban programme.