Following the vote to leave the European Union there are a number of opportunities and challenges relating to fisheries policy. The Welsh Government are currently exploring the different scenarios that could occur as a result of Brexit. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs has asked the PPIW to…
Following the vote to leave the European Union there are a number of opportunities and challenges relating to agricultural policy. The Welsh Government are currently exploring the different scenarios that could occur as a result of Brexit. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs has asked the Public Policy…
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government asked the Public Policy Institute for Wales to review the existing evidence on shared services. Alongside that report, the Public Policy Institute for Wales commissioned Professor Graham Sansom (University of Technology Sydney) to summarises experiences of regional collaboration in Australia. Like Wales,…
The latest report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales brings together existing evidence on shared services in local government. In particular, it outlines why councils choose to share services, what makes shared service arrangements successful, and how central governments can enable and support this. Shared services involve the consolidation…
The Welsh Government is exploring the role Participatory Budgeting (PB) could play in the Welsh Government budget. To help inform this work, a new report by the PPIW provides evidence on the different types of PB, how they have been used, and the key considerations for designing a PB process.…
The latest report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales brings together evidence on the effectiveness and viability of a full public bank in Wales. Debates surrounding this issue have been taking place between political parties in Wales for some time. The report examines what is meant by the term…
Two recently-published research outputs from the PPIW highlight important themes for the study and understanding of policy making and implementation in Wales and beyond. How Can Subnational Governments Deliver Their Policy Objectives in the Age of Austerity? Reshaping Homelessness Policy in Wales, published in The Political Quarterly and now available…
The latest Public Policy Institute for Wales report considers how growth sectors can reduce poverty by providing high quality jobs and opportunities for career progression. Based on research funded by the ESRC and undertaken by Anne Green, Paul Sissons and Neil Lee, the report finds that some growth sectors –…
We are delighted to announce that Cardiff University has been awarded over £6m in funding to create the Wales Centre for Public Policy, a new research centre which will help to ensure that governments and public services have access to the best available evidence to help them tackle the major policy challenges…
The Public Policy Institute for Wales has been asked to conduct a scoping study to examine the effectiveness and viability of a public development bank in Wales. There have been continued reports of insufficient credit for small and medium-sized businesses, and inadequate personal banking services in some communities. One proposed…
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