The final evaluation of the City Strategy initiative written by Professor Anne Green and Duncan Adam has been published. The initiative was designed at a time of national economic growth to combat enduring pockets of entrenched worklessness and poverty in urban areas by empowering local institutions to come together in partnerships to develop locally sensitive solutions. In general, City Strategy partnerships were successful in identifying gaps in existing service provision. They also had some successes in aligning funding sources so as to reduce duplication and achieve a more coherent services offer. There is a great deal of positive evidence for process changes made by the partnerships which have been positive for supporting workless individuals. There are numerous micro level individual and project success stories and outcomes all evidenced in this evaluation.

Green, A.E. and Adam, D. (2011). City Strategy: Final Evaluation, DWP Research Report No. 783. Department for Work and Pensions.