Institute of Welsh Affairs

agenda - Economy

The Economy
Spending crunch Eurfyl ap Gwilym analyses the impact of the 2007 comprehensive spending review.	Winter 2007/08 Page 38
Job shake-out Max Munday highlights the continued importance of manufacturing for the Welsh economy.	Winter 2007/08 Page 41
Revolution in the air Penny Evans surveys challenges facing the Welsh aerospace industry.	Winter 2007/08 Page 44
Farming Futures Gareth Wyn Jones puts a new report on Welsh agriculture under the spotlight.	Winter 2007/08 Page 47
Growing pains The impact of Objective 1 funding is difficult to measure, says Eurfyl ap Gwilym, who proposes a roadmap for further economic growth in Wales.	Summer 2007 Page 23
Promising Futures Martin Rhisiart identifies the benefits of futures studies.	Summer 2007 Page 28
An innovative solution Jonathan Kestenbaum challenges the lack of innovation in Wales.	Summer 2007 Page 30
Cover story – Time for Communities Communities across South Wales are re-casting social interactions, says Nick Morris.	Summer 2007 Page 32
Gastro Economy Research into ‘gastro pubs’ shows great satisfaction, good food and strong business potential, say Jonathan Deacon and Jackie Harris.	Summer 2007 Page 35
Welsh investment vehicle Madoc Batcup outlines an innovative scheme for funding long term infrastructure development in Wales.	Winter 2007 Page 36
Sporting spin out Rhys David assesses the impact of the Ryder Cup and the Olympics on Wales.	Winter 2007 Page 39
Son of Objective 1 Roisin Willmott examines the new European Convergence Programme being taken forward for west Wales and the valleys.	Winter 2007 Page 43
Officers and gentlemen Chris Bryant explains why St Athan is the best site for a new Defence Training Academy.	Summer 2006 Page 32
Buses and trains Stuart Cole says the new Transport (Wales) Act provides an opportunity to develop a joined-up strategy.	Summer 2006 Page 34
Bridging silos Richard Essex traces the emergence of the Regeneration Skills Collective.	Summer 2006 Page 36
Safe haven Gillian Bristow asks whether enough is being done to involve the local community in the LNG development in Pembrokeshire.	Spring 2006 Page 28
Government business James Foreman-Peck argues that economic policy should address a worrying private sector deficit.	Spring 2006 Page 31
Carbon cutting Morgan Parry argues that the Assembly Government’s new economic development strategy needs a radically different approach.	Spring 2006 Page 34
Footing the bill Brian Morgan says the Assembly Government should produce a Welsh model for PFI.	Spring 2006 Page 38
Cherished Heartland Peter Davies relates how the Prince of Wales’ charities are engaging with the problems of the rural hinterland.	Spring 2006 Page 41
Capital network Kevin Morgan examines obstacles that lie in the way of economic collaboration between Cardiff and the Valleys.	Winter 2005/06 Page 10
Connecting Ebbw Vale Richard Crook on a new passenger line linking Blaenau Gwent with Cardiff and Newport.	Winter 2005/06 Page 14
Irish Luck James Foreman-Peck and Laurian Lungu examine the benefits that could flow if Wales had the option of lowering corporation tax.	Winter 2005/06 Page 16
Builders Wanted Gruffydd Jones unveils research revealing demand for a Welsh Construction College.	Winter 2005/06 Page 19
Drivers of the Future Aldwyn Cooper argues that the creative industries are key to Wales maximising the economic opportunities presented by broadband technology.	Winter 2005/06 Page 21
Buzz factor Yvette Vaughan Jones says culture is the driver of the new economy.	Summer 2005 Page 39
Labour Flexibility Eurfyl ap Gwilym examines the case for and against regional pay differentials.	Summer 2005 Page 42
A cuckoo in the nest David Blackaby and Stephen Drinkwater argue that Cardiff’s growth is increasing economic disparities between east and west Wales.	Spring 2005 Page 15
Radical rethink required Manufacturing’s declining contribution to the Welsh economy can and must be reversed, says John Ball.	Autumn 2004 Page 24
Outsourcing costs start to show Globalisation is blamed by Denzil Davies for lower VAT and income tax yields.	Autumn 2004 Page 28
The Aim is Bond, Wales Bond A new fund seeks to promote careers in the arts for Welsh youngsters, writes Rhys David.	Autumn 2004 Page 30
Take-off doubts remain Martin Evans says the sums for starting internal air services do not add up.	Autumn 2004 Page 33
Good shelf awareness Rachel Rowlands describes a farm diversification that has produced a flagship Welsh brand.	Autumn 2004 Page 36
A Pioneering Outsider Julian Hodge is remembered by his close colleague, Donald Walters.	Autumn 2004 Page 39
Brain Drain David Blackaby and Stephen Drinkwater unpick the statistics of migration to and from Wales.	Summer 2004 Page 42
Hinterland hopes Peter Midmore reflects on the factors that should underpin policy making in rural Wales.	Summer 2004 Page 44
E-Commerce potential Beverley Evans and Tony Davies explore the business benefits that can accrue from broadband.	Summer 2004 Page 47
Broadband Wales Andrew Davies explains how internet access is being expanded across Wales.	Summer 2004 Page 50
Learn Direct Jeff Greenidge describes how e-learning is improving the Welsh skills base.	Summer 2004 Page 52
Right Tracks French levels of funding are needed to give Wales a modern railway argues Stuart Cole.	Summer 2004 Page 54
Manufacturing Meltdown Phil Cooke says Wales has a hard road ahead in adjusting to the global economy.	Spring 2004 Page 39
When I hear the word culture … Jessica Mugaseth finds a gap in the Welsh tourism market.	Spring 2004 Page 42
Mind the Gap Dylan Jones-Evans puts the economic performance of the richer and poorer regions of Wales under the spotlight.	Winter 2003/04 Page 10
Cover Story: Water in a Bottle Ross Lovegrove describes the thought processes that led him to further develop one of Wales’ most successful products.	Winter 2003/04 Page 13
Halen Mon David Lea-Wilson argues that successful marketing entails combining a local with a global image.	Winter 2003/04 Page 16
Whisgi Gymreig Brian Morgan on how a Welsh spirit has been conjured out of Penderyn.	Winter 2003/04 Page 18
Flights on our Doorstep Madoc Batcup says we should take another look at Llanwern’s potential to become a major international airport.	Winter 2003/04 Page 21
Barnett Squeeze R Ross Mackay argues we should measure need when allocating spending across the UK.	Winter 2003/04 Page 24
Greening the Economy Roger Thomas recommends practical steps to make progress with sustainable development.	Winter 2003/04 Page 28
Improving our living standards James Foreman-Peck argues that the Assembly Government should have a more realistic target than raising Welsh GDP closer to the UK average.	Summer 2003 Page 62
Rural Survival Strategy Gareth Wyn Jones and Einir Young say we should embrace 'Development Domains' as a central focus for economic policy in the Welsh countryside.	Spring 2003 Page 40
Making Us Better Off Steve Hill calls for the Assembly Government to adopt a culture of evaluation in its efforts to improve Welsh prosperity.	Spring 2003 Page 43
No Comfort Zone in Rural Wales Merfyn Williams counts the cost of the reduction of subsidies for Welsh farmers.	Winter 2002/03 Page 37
Science: a Legacy for a New Century Anthony Campbell reports on a scheme to attract international scientists to Wales.	Winter 2002/03 Page 39
The Arts: Catalysts for Growth John Metcalf says Swansea as well as Cardiff should be a city of culture.	Winter 2002/03 Page 41
www.globalwales.com Rhys David reports on an initiative to put the international Welsh on the web.	Winter 2002/03 Page 43
Riding the Downturn Michael Connolly marks the Celtic Tiger's progress.	Winter 2002/03 Page 47
Clustering for Development Nia Richardson identifies a gap in Welsh industrial and economic strategy.	Summer 2002 Page 30
Flying Behind the Economy Rhys David argues that there are no panaceas for lifting Cardiff Airport ahead of its competitors.	Summer 2002 Page 32
Plugging a Welsh Funding Gap Colin Mitten describes the advances being made by the new investment arm, Finance Wales.	Summer 2002 Page 35
Glas Cymru: Pure Progress Nigel Annett reflects on the achievements of Glas Cymru, the ‘not for profit’ company that took ownership of Welsh Water in May 2001.	Summer 2002 Page 37
Transporting Visions Reporting on three inquiries into Welsh transport Stuart Cole welcomes the higher priority now being given it by the Assembly.	Summer 2002 Page 39
Highway of the Future Paul Twamley explains the rationale for establishing an Internet DataCentre in Cardiff Bay.	Spring 2002 Page 50
Making the Most of our own £3 Billion Market Michael Quayle argues that the war on terror is altering global supply chain priorities and calls for the establishment of a Welsh Procurement Agency.	Spring 2002 Page 52
Partnership the Key to Success Christine Chapman, Chair of the Objective 1 Programme Monitoring Committee, provides an update on progress.	Spring 2002 Page 54
Coping with the Steel Crisis Peter Fairbrother outlines the conclusions of a study into the impact of steel redundancies underway in Wales.	Autumn 2001 Page 19
Opto-electronics Lead in Regeneration Stuart Irvine describes exciting new developments in a leading Welsh knowledge economy sector.	Autumn 2001 Page 22
Sharpening the Cutting Edge of Economic Governance Aled Thomas views the implementation of the Objective 1 programme from the perspective of Torfaen.	Autumn 2001 Page 24
How Best to Spend £3 Billion a Year Phil Williams unpacks a complex system of finance distribution to local government that has big consequences.	Autumn 2001 Page 26
‘The Importance of Being Important’ Reading a new IWA report Iain Maclean finds that politics rather than economics drives spending levels across the UK.	Autumn 2001 Page 29
Spreading the High Tech Message Across Wales Marc Clement explains the Technium concept being kick-started in Swansea to create a base for the knowledge economy.	Spring 2001 Page 17
Severnside as London’s Fourth Airport Nia Richardson examines the arguments for and against a proposed major development close to the Gwent Levels.	Spring 2001 Page 19
A Paralysis of Pious Aspirations Gareth Jones says the Administration’s National Economic Development Strategy fails to connect rhetoric with reality.	Spring 2001 Page 22
Beggar Thy Neighbour Brian Morgan puts a spotlight on the ‘New Regionalism’ coming from the Treasury.	Spring 2001 Page 25
Objective One Funding "To Come at the Expense of Education and Health" Eurfyl ap Gwilym and Phil Williams calculate that the National Assembly will face a big funding shortfall as a result of the July 2000 Comprehensive Spending Review. Finance Minister Edwina Hart challenges their argument.	Winter 2000/01 Page 13
Critical Mass the Objective for the Car Component Cluster Garel Rhys puts the Welsh automotive sector under the microscope and discovers a healthy diversity of supply.	Winter 2000/01 Page 16
Adding Value from the Plough to the Plate Wynfford James outlines the emerging strategy of the Welsh Agri-Food Partnership.	Winter 2000/01 Page 18
RailCymru Hits the Map Stuart Cole argues that the new franchise for Wales and the Borders will boost moves towards an integrated transport policy.	Winter 2000/01 Page 20
Acorns to Oak Trees Adrian Piper casts an eye over a new report from the IWA that examines a neglected financial sector in the Welsh economy, small loans for small businesses.	Winter 2000/01 Page 22
North Wales Deserves a Better Deal Dylan Jones-Evans says a step change in development policy is needed if north west Wales is to catch up with the rest of the country.	Summer 2000 Page 13
Re-making Wales Gareth Jones argues that the public sector must take the lead in forging the new communications revolution.	Summer 2000 Page 17
eCommerce Success Stories Tony Davies and Martin Parfett find that though Wales languishes at the bottom of the performance table for eCommerce, we also have some of the most successful case studies in Europe.	Summer 2000 Page 19
Planning for the Information Age Patrick Sullivan describes the next phase of the Wales Information Society Project - the WIS2000+ programme.	Summer 2000 Page 21
Making Entrepreneurs of us All Nia Richardson summarises the main recommendations contained in the Entrepreneurship Action Plan for Wales.	Summer 2000 Page 24
Strategic Leaders for the Next Generation Brian Morgan describes a project being developed at Cardiff University to engage SME managers in sustainable growth.	Summer 2000 Page 25
Part-time Entrepreneurs Elizabeth Muir investigates the increasing trend for women and men over 50 to work informally, alone, and at home.	Summer 2000 Page 27
Rural Revolutions Sarah Dickens takes a snapshot of the economic state of our countryside.	Winter 2000 Page 18
Service Sector is Key Gareth Jones and John Osmond recommend ways of taking best advantage of Wales' Objective 1 opportunity.	Winter 2000 Page 45
Churn to Learn Euryn Ogwen Williams examines the challenges faced by Wales' media and multimedia industries.	Winter 2000 Page 47
Innovating to Succeed Clive Jones casts a critical eye over a new IWA report.	Winter 2000 Page 48
Skills, Training – and Optimism Sheila Drury reveals the secrets of growing a business in Wales.	Summer 1999 Page 8
Making a Virtual Organisation a Reality Brian Morgan says that business support in Wales needs proper funding and an effective organisation.	Summer 1999 Page 10
Understanding the Prosperity Gap Steve Hill looks at the basic Welsh economic problem.	Summer 1999 Page 12
Targets Needed to Focus Minds Nigel Blewitt pinpoints a task for the Assembly.	Summer 1999 Page 12
Matching a National Strategy with European Intervention Robert Huggins and Kevin Morgan examine the challenge of Objective 1 funding for Wales.	Summer 1999 Page 15
Weightless Investment Ian Courtney argues that investment is vital if Wales is to become a fully paid-up member of the ‘knowledge-based’ global economy.	Summer 1999 Page 19
Cellstream to Prosperity John Osmond charts progress made with the Wales Information Society project.	Summer 1999 Page 22
Highways to Prosperity Gareth Jones says that three new reports on the economy ask the right questions, but have few concrete policies to offer.	Spring 1999 Page 25
Lessons from the Celtic Tiger John Osmond examines the Irish success story and asks what we can do to follow suit.	Spring 1999 Page 27
Computer Bugs and Gremlins Helen ap Derwen Yewlett warns that a shortage of information systems expertise is threatening economic development.	Spring 1999 Page 31
The Assembly’s Economic Hurdles Jonathan Evans explores the influence the National Assembly can have over Welsh economic development.	Summer 1998 Page 21
Downside of an Economic Miracle Wales needs to learn from the Irish economy’s skills suppply problem, says Lila Haines.	Summer 1998 Page 23
Going Global Garel Rhys says SMEs must live or die in the global marketplace.	Summer 1998 Page 25
Exporting can be fun Richard Cuthbertson says to stay ahead companies continually have to get smarter quicker.	Summer 1998 Page 27
Addressing the Welsh jobs dilemma Gareth Jones says Information Technology holds a solution to the dilemma of whether we should be increasing the number of jobs or raising our GDP per head.	Summer 1998 Page 29
Matching the intelligence of the Irish Lyn Arnold suggests a way forward for the new Welsh ‘Economic Powerhouse’.	Winter 1997/98 Page 24
Growing from Within Wales needs a business birth-rate Action Plan – and it needs it NOW says Dr Gareth Jones. This should be a priority for the new Economic Power House.	Winter 1997/98 Page 26
Local Sourcing key challenge for car suppliers Competing in the global economy means climbing up a supply chain, as Penny Mitchell explains.	Winter 1997/98 Page 29
En Route to the Euro Although it is a gamble Brian Morgan argues that the Single Currency presents great opportunities for Wales.	Winter 1997/98 Page 31
Technology Transfer Opportunities in north Wales Nigel Peacock casts a north Wales eye on promoting growth in high-technology small firms.	Winter 1997/98 Page 33
Innovation at the leading edge Tony Newson gives a progress report on the Wales Regional Technology Plan which is “opening minds rather than roads”.	Summer 1997 Page 24
LG: a cost benefit analysis Brian Morgan addresses the key questions asked about the LG investment in Newport. Are we getting value for money? And why did LG choose Wales?	Summer 1997 Page 25
Three years forward or three years back? The IWA’s 1993 report Wales 2010: Creating Our Future established the policies required to project Wales from the bottom into the top quarter of prosperous European Regions. A new report Wales 2010 – Three Years On has generated a vigorous debate. David Waterstone warmly commends it while John Lovering says its optimism is ill-founded.	Summer 1997 Page 28
The north Wales corridor To what extent is north Wales shedding its role as simply a corridor between Ireland and England and becoming a place to stop? Caroline Turner finds signs that a new unity is beginning to emerge.	Summer 1997 Page 33
Entrepreneurial Universities With Universities becoming important engines of the economy Wales has some catching up to do, as Phil Cooke and Rob Huggins report.	Winter 1996/97 Page 22
Competing to co-operate To survive in the global market Welsh firms are increasingly becoming involved in supply chains. Gwawr Hughes looks at two examples.	Winter 1996/97 Page 24
John Osmond on Transforming Wales into an ‘Intelligent Region’.	Summer 1996 Page 24
Gareth Wyn Jones tackles the Green Desert of Rural Wales.	Summer 1996 Page 25
Stephen Hill says Steel is still the backbone of the Welsh Economy.	Summer 1996 Page 27
Robin Coombes reports on the IWA’s rail freight study: Light at the End of the Tunnel.	Summer 1996 Page 28
Brian Morgan analyses the next phase of Welsh economic history: Development from Within.	Summer 1996 Page 29
Coal – An Industry Facing an Optimistic Future … by Anthony Moreton.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 13
Welsh Economic News by Stephen Hill.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 25
Perceptions of Tourism.	Volume 2 Issue 1 December 1995 Page 29
The Welsh Economy – Profile and Prospects by Stephen Hill.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 15
The Rural Information Highway by Wynfford James.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 17
Academia – not just for Teaching & Research by Dr Owen T Jones.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 26
1995 Year of Innovation & Technology by Sarah Jenkins.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 30
The Welsh Economy on Disk by Mari James.	Volume 1 Issue 3 August 1995 Page 41
The Information Superhighway – what everyone should know.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 1
The Superhighway by John Redwood.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 4
Japanese Investment in Wales by Rhys David.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 6
Power to Change by Phil George.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 9
1995 Year of Technology.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 11
Towards Full Employment in Wales by David Jenkins.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 12
Welsh Economic Outlook.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 20
Welsh Water PLC – Developing Technology for the 21st Century by Graham Hawker.	Volume 1 Issue 2 April 1995 Page 22
The Future of our Capital.	Volume 1 Issue 1 November 1994 Page 12
Welsh Economic Outlook.	Volume 1 Issue 1 November 1994 Page 17
Cardiff-Wales Airport: Flights or Fantasy? By Anthony Moreton.	Volume 1 Issue 1 November 1994 Page 22