Reports and research

Curry Capital: The Restaurant Sector in London’s Brick Lane

22 April 2004 | Authors: Dr Seán Carey PhD,

A unique study of the operation of a key sector of the contemporary London economy: ethnic-minority business. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand small-business formation and growth in the contemporary British city.

Growing the European urban system

18 July 2003 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.3 – July 2003 This paper discusses the growth of the European urban system. It draws upon the performance of the European urban system in the last quarter century to make suggestions for change

Exploring ethnic tensions through locality

18 July 2003 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.4 – July 2003 This publication outlines the issues explored in a research project by the Institute of Community Studies (now The Young Foundation) looking into the relationship between people and place in London.

White Immigrants – A portrait of the Polish community in London

18 July 2003 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.5 – July 2003 This publication provides insight into research undertaken by the Institute of Community Studies (now The Young Foundation) into Polish immigrants in London. The study is based on extended contact with

The Meaning of the Jubilee

18 June 2002 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.1 – June 2002 In February 2002, there was a newspaper story about the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. It recalled that in London in 1952, hearing of George VI’s