This article examines the attributes of local economic development policy instruments and asks whether these attributes can predict (1) project success as defined in archival data and in interviews of city officials, and (2) revenue generation as defined in conventional return on investment...

State economic development agencies are engaged in a variety of efforts to increase the capacity of the state to attract or create new biotechnology firms. Some states have established well-endowed organizations dedicated to promoting biotechnology, whereas others have adopted more modest...

Governmental actors in regions faced with stagnant or declining economies often involve various groups in the common pursuit of a reversal of fortunes. Such collaborations recognize that economic development is as much an organizational and political as an economic activity. This article reviews...

There has been a proliferation of local economic intervention. Unfortunately, local development activities are often inadequately informed and lack coherence. This article presents and applies a three-cycle dynamic model to inform local development practice and its evaluation. It is suggested...

Recent research on local economic development policies suggests that the types of techniques employed by cities are changing as they move into the 1990s. Specifically, Eisinger posits that cities and states are increasingly moving to embrace demand-rather than supply-side economic development...

General claims currently being put forward for the likely economic development benefits of high-speed rail (HSR) are systematically disaggregated into more specific areas of impact. Evidence for each is sought from previous studies and in working HSR systems elsewhere. Findings should give some...

Evaluation is an often neglected component of the industry projections process at the state level. A case study for Ohio shows that multiple regression techniques have resulted in better projections than those generated by linear time-trend extrapolations or shift-share modeling. However,...

This article provides a contextual framework for understanding local economic development policy-making and policy in Britain and the United States. The article is aimed at readers familiar with local economic development policy in one country (particularly the United States) who wish to gain an...

Since the late 1970s, over 20 enterprise zones have been designated and are operating in Great Britain. In the United States, over 35 states have implemented an enterprise zone program. Even though some work has been done comparing the concept of enterprise zones as implemented in the United...

Increased international competition has placed a premium on the quality of the labor force in a local economy. This article examines the forces shaping worker-employer joint education and training efforts, and the roles local development organizations can play in promoting such investments in...