AVI | Administrative Agencies (Finland) |
BMWI | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
CCDP | Co-ordinating Committee for Development Policy (Poland) |
CCR | Cardiff Capital Region |
CJC | Corporate Joint Committee |
COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
CPER | Contrats de Plan État-Région (France) |
CRO | Chief Regional Officer |
DBW | Development Bank of Wales |
ELY | Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (Finland) |
ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
ESF | European Social Fund |
ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
EU | European Union |
EUR | Euro |
FTC | Financial Transactions Capital |
FUA | Functional urban area |
GBP | Pound Sterling |
GDP | Gross domestic product |
GRW | Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures |
GVA | Gross value added |
IN | Intermediate |
IPC | Indexed Per Capita |
IT | Information Technology |
IVL | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy |
KIBS | Knowledge-intensive business service |
LDT | Landfill Disposals Tax |
LTIP | Long Term Investment Plan |
LTT | Land Transaction Tax |
MIM | Mutual Investment Model |
MIRT | Multi-Year Programme for Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Transport (the Netherlands) |
NDR | Non-domestic Rates |
NICfW | National Infrastructure Commission for Wales |
NSW | New South Wales |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OP | Operational Programme |
OPP | Portugal Participatory Budget |
PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
PGF | Provincial Growth Fund |
PIT | Personal Income Tax |
PPP | Public-private partnership |
PPP | Purchasing power parity |
PR | Predominantly rural |
PRC | Predominantly rural region close to a city |
PRR | Predominantly rural remote region |
PSB | Public Service Board |
PU | Predominantly urban |
R&D | Research and development |
RAI | Regional Authority Index |
RSES | Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy |
RSG | Revenue Support Grant |
SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
SDP | Strategic Development Plan |
SFT | Scottish Futures Trust |
SME | Small- and medium-sized enterprise |
SSA | Standard Spending Assessment |
TIF | Tax Increment Financing |
UK | United Kingdom |
UN | United Nation |
US | United States |
USD | US Dollar |
WDA | Welsh Development Agency |
WEFO | Welsh European Funding Office |
WFGA | Well-being of Future Generations Act |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WIMD | Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation |
WLGA | Welsh Local Government Association |
WRA | Welsh Revenue Authority |
WRIT | Welsh Rates of Income Tax |
The Future of Regional Development and Public Investment in Wales, United Kingdom
OECD Multi-level Governance Studies