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Localis is a United Kingdom think tank, based in London, which was founded in 2001.〔 Staff (3 October 2001). ("New Think Tank Launched to Champion Local Decision Making" ). ''Local Government Chronicle''. Retrieved 8 December 2014.〕 Localis describes itself as independent think tank dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Members of the board include Sir Merrick Cockell, Councillor Paul Bettison, Councillor Paul Carter and Sir Edward Lister, Deputy Mayor of London. Former chief executives include James Morris, elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halesowen and Rowley Regis in May 2010.〔 Staff (13 May 2010). ("Morris Standing Down at Localis" ). ''Local Government Chronicle''.〕 It publishes papers on a variety of public policy areas, with past publications arguing for greater financial autonomy for local authorities,〔 ("Plan to Devolve Business Rates to Councils" ). ''Financial Times''.〕 the creation of a national infrastructure bank〔Osborne, Alistair (5 March 2012). ("Let QE Fund a New Infrastructure Bank The Government Should Use Some of the Money Created from Quantitative Easing to Create and Part Fund a £30bn National Infrastructure Bank, a New Report Suggests Today ). ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 22 June 2015.〕 and that the Right to Buy should be extended into equity slivers. Localis has recently published reports on topics including health and social integration,〔http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/559894/Hospitals-paid-elderly-prisoners〕 Local Enterprise Partnerships 〔http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9858b5a2-be85-11e4-a341-00144feab7de.html〕 and municipal enterprise.〔http://www.themj.co.uk/Municipal-enterprise/200288〕 ==See also== * List of think tanks in the United Kingdom 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Localis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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