Tag: Economics

  • Stone by stone: Deconstructing and rebuilding innovation in Wales

    Stone by stone: Deconstructing and rebuilding innovation in Wales

    The last guest post in the series of four by Professor Calvin Jones about the Welsh economy describes how innovation has developed before and after devolution. You can read his first three posts in the series: Header photo: courtesy of William Warby “In the war against the Welsh, one of the men of arms was…

  • Faster: imagining a Wales that *really* goes for growth

    Faster: imagining a Wales that *really* goes for growth

    This third guest post by Professor Calvin Jones about Wales’ economy is part of Afallen’s objective of elevating the terms of the debate in Wales about how our economy operates – and what can be done to improve it. You can read Calvin’s first blog post here, and his second post here. Header photo: courtesy…

  • Must Everything Go? The Prospects for economic (re-)localisation in Wales

    Must Everything Go? The Prospects for economic (re-)localisation in Wales

    This second guest post by Professor Calvin Jones about Wales’ economy is part of Afallen’s objective of elevating the terms of the debate in Wales about how our economy operates – and what can be done to improve it. You can read Calvin’s first blog post here. Header photo: courtesy of Jim Nix. London never…

  • If we tolerate this; Wales in the world economy

    If we tolerate this; Wales in the world economy

    This guest post by Professor Calvin Jones, published on St David’s Day 2024, is part of Afallen’s ongoing work to stimulate debate about the opportunities to create prosperity in Wales by thinking and doing differently. Header photo: the Amazon Warehouse (‘fulfillment centre’) in Swansea, obtained from Coflein.gov.uk. “The original marginality, of course, was that of…