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Controversies in Local Economic Development: Stories, strategies, solutions book cover

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Controversies in Local Economic Development Stories, strategies, solutions

By Martin Perry Copyright 2010
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge
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Efforts to promote the economic development of individual localities engage the attention of academics, students and professionals. Many such analysts argue that competitive advantage can be fostered within local economies, complimenting the advent of a more globalised economy. Intensified efforts to build new economic foundations show no sign of abating despite the apparent increase in the... Read more

1. Local Economic Development as Controversy  2. The Case for Local Economic Development  3. The Learning Region  4. Enterprise and New Venture Growth  5. Innovation and Employment  6. Enterprise Clusters  7. Inward Investment beyond Zero Sum  8. Being Business Friendly  9. Quartering the Creative Class  10. Prospects for Local Economic Development

Biography

Martin Perry is an associate professor in the Department of Management, Massey University (Wellington). His publications include two books published by Routledge, Business Clusters: An International Perspective (2005) and Small Firms and Network Economies (1999).

I would strongly recommend that practitioners and policymakers who are charged with the responsibility of promoting their local communities and/or developing economic development strategies to read this book - James E. Rowe, Regional Science Policy and Practice.

Winner of the Regional Studies Association Best Book Award for 2011.

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