The Strategic Management of Place at Work : Why, What, How and Where

Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Strategic Management of Places: Applying a Framework to Analyze Local Economies -- Part 1: Strategic Management of Places and Economic Development -- Chapter 2 Economic Development in an Autonomous Region within a State -- Chapter 3 An Analysis for Strategic Locational Management: The Case of Lombardy -- Chapter 4 The Economic Performance of Las Vegas - Shaping Culture and Identity through Economic Policy -- Chapter 5 Strategic Management of Places: The Case of Singapore -- Part 2: Employment, Labor Force and Equality -- Chapter 6 Regional Differences in Unemployment - the German Case -- Chapter 7 Analyzing Youth Unemployment and Brain Drain in Southern Italy -- Chapter 8 Skilled Labor Shortages - the Bavarian Case -- Chapter 9 The Gender Pay Gap in France.-Chapter 10 Population Decline - Detroit's Exodus -- Chapter 11 The Impact of Hosting the World Cup on the Economic Performance and Labor Conditions of Qatar -- Part 3: Environmental Challenges, Economic Development and the Region -- Chapter 12 The Norwegian Paradox – Analyzing Overdependence on Oil Exports -- Chapter 13 Fracking in Texas - Effects on Economic Development and Future Outlook -- Chapter 14 The Economic Impact of Air Pollution in Beijing -- Chapter 15 The Intersection of Environmental Policy, Public Health & Economic Performance in Shanghai -- Part 4: Strategic Challenges and Outlook for Places -- Chapter 16 The Past, the Present, and the Future in Vorarlberg and Tyrol -- Chapter 17 Taranto - Revitalizing the Energy of a Mediterranean Port City -- Chapter 18 Overdependence of Silicon Valley on the Technology Industry -- Chapter 19 New York City - The Challenges of the American Dream -- Chapter 20 Dubai - A City of Contradictions -- Chapter 21 Cape Town – Making Progress Possible. Together?