How have governments been responding to the global economic downturn at the local level? This presentation explores a number of different responses in OECD countries including: bridging measures to help companies survive and local people to remain attached to the labour market, and adjustment measures to hasten the recovery of local areas through investment in future growth. Those localities that provide short term support while also having an eye to global trends such as climate change, technological innovation and the ageing population appear to be the best positioned for economic recovery.
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