Links to reports and position papers on other websites.
Building on Progress: Britain in the WorldThis paper concludes the work of the Britain in the World Policy Review. It considers global and European trends in the decades ahead, and how the UK should develop its foreign policy to further our pursuit of a progressive agenda.
Centre for Cities - Uk Cities in the Global Economy
UK Cities in the Global Economy, a report from a study carried out by the thinktank Centre for Cities, says that towns and cities need to be realistic about their economic prospects. This report offers cities a new framework for responding to globalisation.
Facing the Future: Business, Society and the Sustainable Development Challenge
This report, published by the University of Cambridge- Programme for Industry, focuses on engaging the world of business in a reflective, challenging conversation about its pivotal role in shaping humanity's future and furthering sustainable development.
Future Strategic Challenges for Britain
The Cabinet Office Strategy Unit has published an assessment of the future strategic challenges for Britain.
Global Financial Stability Report
The Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) asses global financial market developments with a view to identifying potential systemic weaknesses. By calling attention to potential fault lines in the global financial system, the report seeks to play a role in preventing crises, thereby contributing to global financial stability and to sustained economic growth of the IMF’s member countries.
Is globalisation a force for good?
Globalisation has made the world a smaller place, with increased trade, communications and workforce mobility. BBC News
Meeting the Productivity Challenge
Final Report on a study carried out for the South West of England RDA to ensure that RDA resources are targeted where they will have the greatest impact on increasing productivity and sustainable development
Offshoring, a threat for the UK's knowledge jobs?
Global changes in the location of production and the outsourcing of tasks to low-wage countries have dominated the public discourse for some time. This paper, written by Katerina Rudiger, aims to provide a big picture account of this phenomenon by examining the extent and the nature of offshore outsourcing as well as its impact on the UK labour market.
Sustainable Consumption and Production Primer
This report sets out the rationale for and current progress towards sustainable consumption and production, including the challenge of a "one planet economy", the drivers, techniques and enablers of sustainable consumption and production and a list of useful information resources. The University of Cambridge
The globalisation of markets – How can SME’s compete
This position paper, written by Edgar Hibbert, is designed to raise topical strategic and operational issues for the management of SME's and for researchers with an interest in this sector of global marketing.
The Knowledge Economy
In April 2006 the Work Foundation announced the start of a major three-year, £1.5 million research programme into the nature of the knowledge economy - the biggest investigation of its kind anywhere in the world. The project aims to identify what the knowledge economy is, and how advanced nations can use knowledge and information to spearhead economic growth and competitiveness in the 21st century.
The Sustainable Economy Dialogue: Report and Reflections
This report, published by The University of Cambridge- Programme for Industry, contains the results of discussions by 350 senior business leaders who were asked to define the fundamental objective of a good economy, to examine current failings, and to explore ways in which the business community might contribute to remedying these.
What price globalisation?
A Money Week article exploring the links between globalisation, inflation and protectionism.
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration
The publics of the world broadly embrace key tenets of economic globalization but fear the disruptions and downsides of participating in the global economy. The latest Pew Global Attitudes survey of more than 45,000 people finds they are concerned about inequality, threats to their culture, threats to the environment and threats posed by immigration. Together, these results reveal an evolving world view on globalization that is nuanced, ambivalent, and sometimes inherently contradictory.
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