Public policy for addressing the low-skills low-wage trap: insights from business case studies in the Birmingham city-region, UK
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1802005
Abstract: ABSTRACT The idea that some local areas are characterized by a low-skills equilibrium trap is prominent in academic and policy debates in the Global North. Factors shaping this position and associated implications for local economic… read more here.
Keywords: low wage; policy; city region; birmingham city ... See more keywords
Football and the ‘mysterious nature of global capital’: A case study of Birmingham City FC and Birmingham International Holdings
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DOI: 10.1177/1012690218755051
Abstract: This article utilises English professional football club Birmingham City FC as a case study to examine the place of football within the globalised economy. In October 2009, the Hong Kong based businessman Carson Yeung led… read more here.
Keywords: football; case study; birmingham city;