This government has pushed geographic inequalities to the top of the policy agenda. This is an ambitious agenda, and one that will not be quickly achieved with off-the-shelf policy solutions.

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    Authors

    Ben Zaranko
    Ben Zaranko

    Senior Research Economist

    Ben is a Senior Research Economist and an editor of the IFS Green Budget. His work focuses on the health and social care system and UK fiscal policy.

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    IFS

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    Zaranko, B. (2020). 'Levelling Up' explained [Explainer] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/levelling-explained (accessed: 6 October 2024).

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