Archive 2001- 2004
A Childcare Revolution in Wales
Policy Paper 6, February 2005
by Anthea Symonds and Anne Kelly, 58pp,
Summary - English / Cymraeg Full report - English
 | This study looks at the links between childcare and poverty. It reviews the current provision of childcare places in Wales and explores the role of childcare in enabling parents to work and hence avoid poverty. The report concludes that a 'childcare revolution' is needed to ensure that provision is available to all, is good quality and benefits children themselves. |
Full report: A childcare revolution in Wales (323kb Pdf.) English Summary: A childcare revolution in Wales (1.4mb Pdf.) English Summary: A childcare revolution in Wales (1.4mb Pdf.) Cymraeg
Regenerating the coalfields: the south Wales experience,
Policy Paper 5, July 2004
by Gareth Rees, 42pp English
 | This report looks at the experience of the south Wales coalfield in the years since the demise of deep mining. It concludes that the challenges that former mining communities face today are a direct consequence of the scale and rapidity of the run-down of mining, and that accounts of the south Wales valleys that rely solely on geography, the characteristics of local people or the inadequacies of local institutions are fundamentally flawed. |
Regenerating the coalfields (355kb Pdf.) English
A Route to Prosperity? Making the most of the Heads of the Valleys Road
Policy Paper 4, July 2004
by Peter Slater, 44pp, English
 | The investment in dualling the A465 is one of the largest ever made in the Heads of the Valleys area - an area which also includes very high levels of deprivation and disadvantage. This report argues more needs to be done support the Heads of the Valleys. The findings were instrumental in launching the Welsh Assembly Government's Heads of the Valleys programme. |
A route to prosperity (552kb Pdf.) English
Regional Pay, Regional Poverty?
Policy Paper 3, April 2004,
by Victoria Winckler, 33pp, English
 | Proposals to link public sector pay with local or regional pay norms rather than national rates are now on the table across a range of occupational groups. This report looks at current thinking on regional pay and considers the possible impact on workers and communities in Wales if regional pay is adopted. |
Regional pay, regional pverty?. (250kb Pdf.) English
Home is where the heart is? Low demand housing in the south Wales valleys
Policy Paper 2, April 2004
by Tamsin Stirling and Simon Inkson, 48pp English
 | This report reviews the housing market in the south Wales valleys and concludes that more needs to be done to support areas where the market for private and social housing faces low demand. |
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Ambitions for the Future: a new policy agenda for the south Wales valleys,
Policy Policy Paper 1, July 2003
Victoria Winckler, 48pp English
 | At the time of writing this report, the south Wales valleys had slipped off the policy and political agenda. As well as seeking to raise the profile of the continuing problems of poverty and social exclusion experienced by people living in the valleys communities the report also suggests some policy approaches that should be adopted. |
Ambitions for the future. (604kb Pdf.) English
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