Summary
IT is always temp- ting to blame the South Wales Valleys' problems on the mass closure of the collieries. But that was two decades ago, and since then much money and effort has been spent on addressing the economic consequences.
The Valleys were not the only area to suffer such a blow. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation compared the central Valleys with two other coalfields, in Yorkshire and lowland Scotland.See the full content of this document
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Time for Radical Action On Jobs in the Valleys
The results show that the other areas have been more successful in creating local jobs or replacing coalfield jobs wi...
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