Latest Publications

This report, authored by Andrew O'Brien (Director of External Affairs for Social Enterprise UK), argues that the Government should break the norm of cutting business taxation at a time of economic crisis and instead embark on an ambitious programme of structural reform to UK plc in the wake of coronavirus.

This seventh briefing paper in the 'Global Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the SMF and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), reviews the literature on the implications of EU membership for the UK.

This essay concludes that India can grow faster if Indians can sort out their troubled relationship with the idea of globalisation.

Unlocking Development argues that the world's poor are trapped in poverty and investigates how best to promote the rule of law in order to make economic growth more stable and sustainable.

Growing Businesses sets out the policy areas that are most important to address in order to fully exploit the potential of UK businesses. By providing an in-depth analysis of eight areas of public policy, along with detailed comparisons with our competitors internationally, it shows where the UK performs well and where there is room for improvement.

This paper sets out a framework for analysing the benefits of different types of entrepreneurship, based on existing research and evidence. It goes on to show how the UK performs compared to other countries, and concludes by looking at where we should focus efforts to encourage more of the kind of entrepreneurship that is good for growth.

In this timely paper, Steve Coulter argues that the Government needs to take an institutional approach to driving UK manufacturing up the value chain.