In September 2022, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng set out plans for 'Investment Zones' as the part of the government's renewed focus on growth. A crucial question around area based initiatives is the extent to which growth in the zone is due to displacement - the movement of economic activity from one area to another as a result of an intervention. Will Brett-Harding discusses the effects of displacement on economic activity.

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26 September 2022

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What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth

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https://whatworksgrowth.org/blog/investment-zones-and-the-problem-of-displacement/

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