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Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain

Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain
Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain

The UK’s industrial strategy, with local variants, aims to support manufacturing in ‘traditional industrial regions’ (TIRs). Using novel data for advanced manufacturing (AM) industries over several decades, we examine long-term changes in their geography by regions and local authority districts. These industries have shifted away from large urban regions, and local authority districts in TIRs have lost ground relative to those in other regions, although there are variations between industries. Foreign direct investment has tended to locate in non-TIR locations. AM industries have not shifted decisively towards research-intensive regions. We consider the implications for policy initiatives seeking to spark clusters around innovation districts.

industrial regions, innovation, location, manufacturing, policy
0034-3404
Sunley, Peter
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Sunley, Peter, Evenhuis, Emil, Harris, Jack, Harris, Richard, Martin, Ron and Pike, Andy (2021) Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain. Regional Studies. (doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1983163).

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The UK’s industrial strategy, with local variants, aims to support manufacturing in ‘traditional industrial regions’ (TIRs). Using novel data for advanced manufacturing (AM) industries over several decades, we examine long-term changes in their geography by regions and local authority districts. These industries have shifted away from large urban regions, and local authority districts in TIRs have lost ground relative to those in other regions, although there are variations between industries. Foreign direct investment has tended to locate in non-TIR locations. AM industries have not shifted decisively towards research-intensive regions. We consider the implications for policy initiatives seeking to spark clusters around innovation districts.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 28 October 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [grant number ES/P003923/1: ‘Manufacturing Renaissance in Industrial Regions?’]. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Regional Studies Association. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords: industrial regions, innovation, location, manufacturing, policy

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Local EPrints ID: 453589
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/453589
ISSN: 0034-3404
PURE UUID: ae0f26f0-975c-466f-b251-23d8be8b4661
ORCID for Peter Sunley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-5299
ORCID for Emil Evenhuis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8473-245X

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Date deposited: 20 Jan 2022 17:33
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:42

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Author: Peter Sunley ORCID iD
Author: Emil Evenhuis ORCID iD
Author: Jack Harris
Author: Richard Harris
Author: Ron Martin
Author: Andy Pike

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