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Articles by Luca Calafati
The Crisis of Everyday Liveability, Policy and Politics
Abstract This article develops a distinctive foundational analysis of what is loosely termed the ‘everyday economy’. The ‘cost of living crisis’ is analysed as an acute crisis of household liveability which overlays a decade-long chronic crisis. This is caused by the crumbling of all three pillars of liveability: disposable and residual income, essential services and social infrastructure.
Building foundational Britain: from paradigm shift to new political practice?
Luca Calafati,Sukhdev Johal,Julie Froud,Karel Williams We need a paradigm shift in economic thinking, rejecting the idea of a unified national economy and thinking in terms of different economic zones.
Improving the social efficiencies of local markets is not protectionism
Over the course of the last ten years, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) has undertaken work around, what we call, ‘Local Wealth Building’. This work has sought to challenge the orthodoxy of the UK’s approach to economic development. In recent weeks, this work has been portrayed by national media as a core cog in reinvigorating our local economies and places. It has come with some critique, the more pertinent of which this piece seeks to address. What is Local Wealth Building?
Manchester University Press - Murky water
Book Information Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: RRP £14.99, NOW £8.99 Published Date: November 2025 Series: Manchester Capitalism Description Essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of our most vital resource. Our water system is a mess. Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is climate crisis, bringing increased drought and flooding. This book exposes the many problems with our unsustainable water system.
When nothing works
Book Information Format: Paperback ISBN: 978-1-5261-7371-3 Pages: 312 Price: £14.99 Published Date: June 2023 Series: Manchester Capitalism Description It's hard to shake the feeling that in Britain today nothing works. In the face of mounting inflation and widespread industrial action, this book offers an incisive analysis of the UK's problems and a new approach to tackling them. Economic growth and higher wages, the traditional responses of mainstream politicians, are simply not enough.
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