…and innovation. In contrast, the periphery relies heavily on the foundational economy such as healthcare, education, housing, transportation, and utilities. These services are typically non-tradeable, meaning they are consumed locally…
IWA Analysis: Staying the course: Delivering Active Travel in Wales
…education and employment, and strengthening spend in the local foundational economy to name but a few, damages our ability to tackle systemic challenges facing our public services. The Active Travel…
IWA Analysis: Sustainable Business for Future Generations with Wales & West Utilities
…extent, wavered over the economic model its policies are attempting to pursue, with interest in the Foundational Economy making way for Wellbeing Economy theory and practice. Such wavering erodes confidence…
A new framework for economic development in Wales: the Wellbeing Economy
…than for profit or financial gain), that’s Wellbeing Economics in action. Social value, social partnership, foundational economics, community wealth building… different labels representing a huge amount of thought-leadership across the…
The Queen is Dead: A Problem for Rhyl’s Regenerative Vision
…decorative furnishings to energy installations and, in some cases, even foundational catering fittings. For several prospective local traders, this was financially implausible, and thus deterred many from applying. For much…
The UK Economy and Wales: different levers, shared fates?
…the foundational economy, the need to reconfigure Wales’ fiscal formula and reimagine the relations between trade unions, employers and the workforce. The IWA have made the below recommendations to UK…
Transcript: Building from the Bottom – Darparu lles a gwytnwch trwy berchnogaeth gymunedol (19 Mawrth 2024): Trawsgrifiad
…up and implement a foundational economy so that it can be implemented across Wales. How do we do that? None of this is easy, trying to win hearts and minds…
Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership
…and sustain their assets. In doing so, they are taking a stake in managing the foundational local economy. This event will explore the growth of community enterprises and local ownership…
2021 Virtual Economy Summit
…is evidence that many firms in foundational sectors like care, utilities and construction find it hard to adopt new processes and technologies, and are often ignored by innovation policy. In…