| AVI | Administrative Agencies (Finland) |
| BMWI | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
| CCDP | Co-ordinating Committee for Development Policy (Poland) |
| CCR | Cardiff Capital Region |
| CJC | Corporate Joint Committee |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CPER | Contrats de Plan État-Région (France) |
| CRO | Chief Regional Officer |
| DBW | Development Bank of Wales |
| ELY | Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (Finland) |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| FTC | Financial Transactions Capital |
| FUA | Functional urban area |
| GBP | Pound Sterling |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GRW | Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| IN | Intermediate |
| IPC | Indexed Per Capita |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IVL | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy |
| KIBS | Knowledge-intensive business service |
| LDT | Landfill Disposals Tax |
| LTIP | Long Term Investment Plan |
| LTT | Land Transaction Tax |
| MIM | Mutual Investment Model |
| MIRT | Multi-Year Programme for Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Transport (the Netherlands) |
| NDR | Non-domestic Rates |
| NICfW | National Infrastructure Commission for Wales |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OP | Operational Programme |
| OPP | Portugal Participatory Budget |
| PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
| PGF | Provincial Growth Fund |
| PIT | Personal Income Tax |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PR | Predominantly rural |
| PRC | Predominantly rural region close to a city |
| PRR | Predominantly rural remote region |
| PSB | Public Service Board |
| PU | Predominantly urban |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RAI | Regional Authority Index |
| RSES | Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy |
| RSG | Revenue Support Grant |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SDP | Strategic Development Plan |
| SFT | Scottish Futures Trust |
| SME | Small- and medium-sized enterprise |
| SSA | Standard Spending Assessment |
| TIF | Tax Increment Financing |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nation |
| US | United States |
| USD | US Dollar |
| WDA | Welsh Development Agency |
| WEFO | Welsh European Funding Office |
| WFGA | Well-being of Future Generations Act |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIMD | Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| WLGA | Welsh Local Government Association |
| WRA | Welsh Revenue Authority |
| WRIT | Welsh Rates of Income Tax |
The Future of Regional Development and Public Investment in Wales, United Kingdom
