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• Our Cities Are Back: Competitive Cities Make Prosperous Regions and Sustainable Communities

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Summary

This report is about the UK's future economic growth and prosperity. It will be of particular interest to all organisations and individuals concerned with urban and regional economic growth and regeneration.

It makes a direct and unique contribution to the Government's Public Service Agreement Target aimed at improving the performance of all the English Regions and reducing the persistent gap in growth rates between regions. The report provides a fresh perspective on the economic roles of modern cities - evidencing their pivotal role in creating prosperous regions and setting out a comprehensive action plan for achieving a step change in the competitiveness of the largest English regional cities, the Core Cities.

Competitive Core Cities are fundamental not only for driving up the economic performance of regions but also for achieving wider policy goals about sustainable communities and greater social cohesion. Competitive cities are vibrant places where people want to live - and will come from many different backgrounds in order to do so.

The overarching title Our Cities Are Back highlights both the successful urban renaissance in the Core Cities and the emergence of cities as pivotal links in the economic agenda for securing Britain's future prosperity.

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