Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing,
 Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda

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Here you can browse the Memoranda which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 December 2002.

CONTENTS

1  INTRODUCTION

Purpose and Approach

Definitions

The Economic Rationale for Planning

2  THE LITERATURE

Explaining the UK's Poor Productivity

Direct Impacts: Business Experience and Attitudes

Planning for Infrastructure

Economic Impacts of Restricted Land Supply

Planning, Competition and International Comparisons  

Planning-free Zones

Planning and Economic Development

3  CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PLANNING

APPENDIX 2 MARKET FAILURE

APPENDIX 3 NOTES FROM THE SEMINAR

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Prepared 13 December 2002