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Academic (Wales)

Academic (U.K.)

Government

Regional Science

Other

Academics & Academic Units with a Welsh focus

Steve Hill currently holds Chair in Economic development at University of Glamorgan.

Dr. Gillian Bristow has a particular interest in UK and EU public policy as applied to integrated rural development.

The Welsh Enterprise Institute is part of the University of Glamorgan, and is responsible for Wales' Fast Growth Fifty.

The Welsh Institute for Rural Studies at Aberystwyth is a major centre for land based studies.

UK Academic units with a regional science focus

Fraser of Allender Institute at Strathclyde Business School carries out research on the Scottish Economy.

The Centre for Urban and Regional Development

Studies (CURDS) at Newcastle University specialises in the economic and social development of cities and regions.

South West Economy Centre studies both its local context and wider issues.

Wales' Government

The Governence of Wales is undertaken by the National Assembly for Wales.

Statistics on the Welsh Economy are provided by the UK

Office for National Statistics.

Regional Science

Regional Science Association, British and Irish Section.

Regional Studies Association, UK, email: rsa@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk

Other

The Institute of Welsh Affairs is an independent body with the objective of raising the level of information and debate on Welsh public policy issues.

The Journal Contemporary Wales is an annual review of social and economic developments and trends in Wales.

National Library of Wales

http://botw.org.uk/Wales/ is a resource for researching Wales.

icwales.com is the Western Mail online

Economists can find a variety of information at rationalexpectations.com