https://www.ijpls.org/index.php/IJPLS/issue/feed 2026-03-14T00:32:20+00:00 Jet Mboga [email protected] Open Journal Systems <p><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="id" data-phrase-index="0" data-number-of-phrases="5">International Journal of Political, Law, and Social Science <a href="https://ijpls.org/index.php/IJPLS/index">[ISSN: 2501-7322]</a> is a journal that was developed to study and research events that occur in the political, legal, social, and economic fields in various parts of the world today.</span> <span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="id" data-phrase-index="2" data-number-of-phrases="5">The International Journal of Political, Law, and Social Science publishes written works in the form of the latest research results or in-depth and credible conceptual studies so that in content they can be appropriate references in the development of science and social policy.</span> The International Journal of Political, Legal, and Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the <em data-start="242" data-end="322">Center for Political, Legal, Economic, and Social Research in the 21st Century</em>. The journal was initially issued three times per year. However, beginning in 2025, its publication frequency was adjusted to twice annually in order to enhance the quality and selectivity of accepted manuscripts.</span></p> https://www.ijpls.org/index.php/IJPLS/article/view/177 2026-03-14T00:32:20+00:00 Roberts Haggans [email protected]

<p>This research investigates the structural fragmentation of the United Kingdom’s economic landscape, specifically evaluating the efficacy of the "Levelling Up" framework in addressing entrenched regional disparities. While the UK remains a global financial powerhouse, it is simultaneously characterized by a persistent "productivity puzzle" and one of the highest levels of regional inequality among OECD nations. Utilizing a multi-dimensional analysis of Gross Value Added (GVA) and spatial economic data, this article explores how the transition to a post-Brexit regulatory environment and the pursuit of a "Net Zero" industrial strategy have influenced regional growth trajectories. The findings suggest that existing top-down interventions have struggled to counteract the historical "London-centric" economic gravitation, further complicated by labor market frictions and underinvestment in sub-national infrastructure. This study argues that a fundamental recalibration of fiscal devolution and localized industrial policy is essential to bridge the productivity gap. By analyzing the tensions between national growth objectives and regional equity, this research contributes to the broader discourse on developmental trajectories within advanced neoliberal economies facing deindustrialization and political realignment.</p>

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