Local Economic Development : Analysis, Practices, and Globalization

Local economies are the building blocks for national ones. An updated and expansive core text, the Second Edition of Local Economic Development: Analysis, Practices, and Globalization provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of local economic development. Delving into cutting-edge topics such as cluster analysis, creative class orientation, competitive advantage, social capital, business expansion and retention, and learning regions, this clearly written interdisciplinary text connects theories with real-life examples and offers the reader pragmatic tools for future application

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Blair, John P.
Other Persons:	Carroll, Michael Charles C. (contributor)
Publisher:	Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications
Subject:	Wirtschaftsförderung \| Regional business growth programme \| Regionalentwicklung \| Regional development \| Regionalpolitik \| Regional policy \| Theorie \| Theory \| Stadtentwicklung \| Urban development \| Globalisierung \| Globalization
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (329 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Local Economic Development in a Global Market; Chapter 2 - Business Location, Expansion, and Retention; Chapter 3 - Markets, Urban Systems, and Local Development; Chapter 4 - Economic Interdependence and Local Structure; Chapter 5 - Regional Growth and Development; Chapter 6 - Additional Tools for Regional Analysis; Chapter 7 - Institutionalist Perspectives on Local Development; Chapter 8 - Local Economic Development in a Flattening World; Chapter 9 - Land Use; Chapter 10 - Housing and Neighborhood Development; Chapter 11 - Poverty and Lagging Regions Chapter 12 - Local Governance, Finance, and Regional IntegrationChapter 13 - Planning, Future Studies, and Development Policy; References; Index; About the Authors;
ISBN:	978-1-4129-6483-8 ; 978-1-4522-4487-7 ; 978-1-4129-6483-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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