In this episode of Placecast, Nicola Headlam speaks with Abigail Taylor (City-REDI) and Jeff Matsu (former Chief Economist at CIPFA and City-REDI Associate) about their groundbreaking comparative research on governance and fiscal devolution between Japan and the UK. Their work, supported by international partnerships and field visits to Osaka and Tokyo, offers fresh insights into … Continue reading “What the UK Can Learn from Japan: Local Governance, Finance, and Place Leadership”
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Second Cities, Shared Lessons: Insights From UK–Japan Devolution
Across advanced economies, national averages mask widening divides within countries. Big metros power ahead while many towns and smaller regions struggle to keep up. Our recent UK-Japan study with the City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI) looks squarely at this problem through two ‘second city’ regions – Birmingham/the West Midlands (United Kingdom) and Osaka/Kansai (Japan) – and finds … Continue reading “Second Cities, Shared Lessons: Insights From UK–Japan Devolution”