ABSTRACT
The South East has been reviewed as an engine of growth, the benefits from which ‘ripple out’ into other regions. Regional policy and other mechanisms have sought to transfer from the core to the periphery. It was assumed that the core would continue to generate further growth. In recent years this view has been questioned, and greater attention has been paid to the need to stimulate development within the South East. Yet there still remain within a generally prosperous region areas of considerable disadvantage.
