Paul Tracey is Lecturer in Social and Community Enterprise at the Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge University. He has also held posts at the School of Geography, Oxford University and the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University. His research interests include entrepreneurship, competitiveness and innovation, and the social economy. His current work is concerned with cross-sector partnerships between corporations and third sectors organizations, and the extent to which these partnerships provide an effective mechanism for regeneration and encouraging wealth creation.