Discusses seven controversies in local economic development, including knowledge and learning, the provision of resources to nurture entrepreneurial talent, innovation, clusters of enterprise and inward investment

1. Controversies in local economic development -- 2. Regional competitiveness and local economic development -- 3. Regional policy and inward investment -- 4. Learning regions -- 5. Enterprise clusters and regional specialization -- 6. Urban success and the creative class -- 7. Technology...