Research Reports

The Changing Economy

Transforming North Staffordshire Evidence Paper A: The Changing Economy

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Prepared for the North Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership

March 2008

The expansion of the knowledge economy has been one of the most striking features of economic change in developed countries over the last thirty years. Since the 1970s, the ability to use, share and analyse knowledge has become a key driver of economic growth and wealth creation. More sectors and more firms rely primarily on the use and application of knowledge and technology