Keeping A Good Thing Going: Sustaining Economic Growth in Our Cities

On Wednesday, October 2nd, the Initiative on Cities welcomed Alan Harding, the Chief Economic Adviser to the Mayor of Metropolitan Manchester, and Midori Morikawa, Director of Business Strategy for the City of Boston, to discuss sustaining economic growth in cities and maintaining momentum while prioritizing inclusivity.

Alan Harding dove into his work with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a regional governing body that functions under one of the UK’s only directly elected mayors and combines the services of 10 boroughs. He discussed one of their most successful projects, which oversaw the devolution of health and social service budgets from the national government to the Combined Authority.

Midori Morikawa gave an overview of economic growth in the city of Boston and discussed several initiatives that the Mayor’s office has developed to sustain inclusive economic growth.

Read more about the discussion here.