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Unlocking growth in cities

The Coalition Government is committed to building a more diverse, even and sustainable economy. As major engines of growth, our cities have a crucial role to play. But to unlock their full potential we need a major shift in the powers available to local leaders and businesses to drive economic growth. We want powerful, innovative cities that are able to shape their economic destinies, boost entire regions and get the nationa economy growing. The aim of these deals is to empower cities to forge their own path, to play to their own strengths and to ind creative solutions to local problems. But. | Unlocking growth in cities m HM Government Unlocking growth in cities December 2011 iii Foreword Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister Greg Clark Minister for Cities The Coalition Government is committed to building a more diverse even and sustainable economy As major engines of growth our cities have a crucial role to play. But to unlock their full potential we need a major shift in the powers available to local leaders and businesses to drive economic growth. We want powerful innovative cities that are able to shape their economic destinies boost entire regions and get the national economy growing. The aim of these deals is to empower cities to forge their own path to play to their own strengths and to find creative solutions to local problems. But every city is different. So we are moving away from a one-size-fits-all model towards individual city deals. We want cities to come to us with ambitious proposals on what they will do to support private sector growth and what powers and freedoms they need to make this happen. But these deals are two way - cities will need to show strong leadership and deliver real growth and jobs for their communities. My message to them is to seize this opportunity - to work with us to break open our politics and lay the foundations for lasting growth. Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister England s cities have the potential to be the motors of our economic recovery With their concentrations of talented and enterprising people their infrastructure and their institutions of higher education they are well placed to create growth and jobs. But for too long decisions about the future of these proud cities have been taken in Westminster constraining local leadership and stopping cities reaching their full potential. We want to help cities exercise their independence and take their economic destiny into their own hands. In this document we set out our offer In exchange for local leadership central government is prepared to pass down unprecedented .