Michael's recent publications include:
* "Where next for Local Enterprise Partnerships?" report by Smith
Institute and RSA published June 2013, edited by Michael Ward and
Sally Hardy.
* Michael's report "Public Services North" was published by the Smith
Institute on 26 February 2013. Read it here:
* Rebalancing the Economy: prospects for the North
Published by the Smith Institute think tank in March 2011, this study
looks at the impact of Coalition economic policies on the North of
England. See a copy here:
* High Speed Rail: is everyone on board?
Written jointly with Paul Clark and Katrina Doyle, and published by Clark
Doyle and Ward, this was the first comprehensive stakeholder survey of
attitudes to the HS2 project. It was published in September 2011
The report called on Government to clarify the economic case for HS2.
Read the report here:
* Beatrice Webb: her quest for a fairer society
In 2011, Michael worked with the Smith Institute and the Webb
Memorial Trust on a major project to commemmorate Beatrice
Webb's 1909 Minority Report on the Poor Law. His short book,
"Beatrice Webb: her quest for a fairer society" was published in
October. Download it here:
* Economic Development in the North of England under the Coalition
In December 2011 the journal Local Economy published an article by
Michael on prospects for the North. Read it here:
http://lec.sagepub.com/content/26/8/679