Polanyian Perspectives on Instituted Economic Processes, Development and Transformation

23-25 October, 2002

Venue: The Conference Suite, CRIC,
The University of Manchester & UMIST,
Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West,
Manchester M13 9QH

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Manchester is a brilliant city to visit, with a lot of rich cultural experiences of all kinds (clubs, pubs, galleries, museums). It is well-located for access to historic sites (Lancaster and York are 90 minutes by train) and beautiful countryside (Hope in the Peak District is 30 minutes by rail and Windermere in the Lake District, and North Wales both 90 minutes). Take the weekend to explore these locations - they will reward you with a very different view of England than that available from the usual tours of London, Oxford, and Stratford!

Manchester is an educational and research centre, with three Universities (and a fourth in Salford). Among its major attractions are:

• The Imperial War Museum North - far from glorifying war, this is a thought-provoking experience and amazing building http://www.iwm.org.uk/north
  
  
• Urbis, another innovative building and effectively a museum of cities and city living: http://www.urbis.org.uk
  
  
• Lowry Art gallery - yet another innovative building, mainly devoted to the work of an artist who captures the metropolitan industrial society of Manchester
  
  
• Museum of Science and Industry - apart from the hands-on gear that children love, there's a highly informative history of urban sanitation and water!
  
  
• The Royal Exchange- the old cotton trading centre, reborn as a theatre, café and craft shop http://www.royalexchange.co.uk
  
  
• The Art Gallery - just reopened after years of renovation - a must for pre-Raphaelites http://www.manchestergalleries.org/
  
  
• Manchester United Football Club (Old Trafford ground) - home to the world's richest Club and probably one of the best known teams in football (see for example http://www.manutd.com/ , http://red11.org/non-flash.html http://www.manutdonline.org/contacts.html ,http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/manu.htm, )
  
  
• The Trafford Centre - a shopping emporium and experience to rival anything in Europe: hundreds of retail outlets housed in a quasi-palatial structure (an edifice raised in tribute to rampant consumerism). Love it or loathe it! Lots iof tourists do want to visit, at any rate. http://www.traffordcentre.co.uk/
  
  
• The Pump House Peoples' History Museum - exhibits and displays chart the lives of the people that actually built, toiled in, and generated the wealth of the first great industrial city. Strong on the history of the labour movement and Trades Unions in the North West of England http://www.nmlhweb.org/intro.htm
  
  
• The Printworks and Triangle - two adjacent entertainment and shopping complexes in the heart of the city (behind the world's largest branch of Marks and Spencer). The former hosts a range of bars and restaurants and an IMAX cinema (including impressive polaroid 3D films) whilst the latter caters for specialist (and frequently affluent) shoppers. A branch of Harvey Nichols (the UK's poshest store!) may be completed by September. http://www.thefilmworks.co.uk/ , http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/printworks.html

Some information resources on Manchester include:

A convenient guide to Manchester (written from a University of Manchester perspective):
http://www.man.ac.uk/Geology/HyperGuide/hgtext.html

Other introductions to Manchester:
http://www.manchester.com/

A map of the city (you can zoom to an area):
http://www.atuk.co.uk/england/greater-manchester.htm

Two "what's on" guides, also rather good:
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/index.html
http://www.manchester.com/java/whatson/home.html#focus

You may also want to check:
http://www.prideofmanchester.com/guides/
http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/tourism/manchester/
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Manchester/

General information about Manchester (England's most vibrant city!) is available at:
Virtual Manchester, Manchester Online, and Hyperguide to Manchester

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