| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
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Chapter 12 -- Local Governance, Finance, and Regional IntegrationChapter 13 -- Planning, Future Studies, and Development Policy; References; Index; About the Authors |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic development.
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Economic policy.
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Local government.
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Urban economics.
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Local Government
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economic development.
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local government.
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Economic development
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Economic policy
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Local government
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Urban economics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carroll, Michael Charles C
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| ISBN |
9781452244877 |
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1452244871 |
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