| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Does Manufacturing Matter? Deindustrialization and Tertiarization in the Global Economy -- 3. Producer Services and Economic Regeneration -- 4. Consumer Services: A Motor for Local Economic Development? -- 5. Tourism and Economic Regeneration -- 6. Sport and the Rejuvenation of Local Economies -- 7. Universities and Local Economic Development -- 8. Retailing and Economic Development -- 9. Cultural Industries and Local Revitalization -- 10. Glasgow: A City of Culture? -- 11. Beyond Steel City: Consumer Services and Economic Development in Sheffield -- 12. Corporate City: The Role of Consumer Services in the Rejuvenation of Leeds -- 13. Consumer Services and Rural Regeneration: A Case Study of the Fens -- 14. London: The Role and Character of Consumer Services in a Global City -- 15. Conclusions: Rethinking Consumer Services and Local Economic Development |
| Summary |
"Consumer Services and Economic Development evaluates the role of consumer services as motors for local economic development in contemporary advanced economies. The contributions that specific consumer service industries are making to local economic development are analysed. Tourism, sports, universities, retailing and the cultural industries are each examined in turn. Following this, the roles that the consumer services sector are playing in economic regeneration are investigated in a number of different contexts: a global city; several contrasting urban areas; and a rural locality. In each case, whether consumer services have taken a lead or supportive role in local economic development is surveyed, and their effectiveness in promoting economic regeneration is evaluated." "This book dispels the common myth that consumer services are residual activities dependent upon other economic sectors for their vitality and viability. Providing a comprehensive overview and evaluation of the contributions of the consumer services sector to economic development, this book reveals the need for a fundamental reconceptualization of both the function of services in particular and economic development theory and practice more generally."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Customer services -- Great Britain
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Customer services
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Economic history -- Regional disparities
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Economic policy
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Commerce.
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Business & Economics.
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Marketing & Sales.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1997- -- Regional disparities
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Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1945-1964.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056681
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
041514504X |
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9780415145046 |
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0415145058 |
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9780415145053 |
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0203440099 |
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9780203440094 |
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