03216oam 2200697I 450 991082590820332120230725023559.01-136-95574-71-136-95575-51-282-65966-997866126596690-203-84949-310.4324/9780203849491 (CKB)2670000000029316(EBL)544045(OCoLC)646788174(SSID)ssj0000414893(PQKBManifestationID)11261874(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414893(PQKBWorkID)10409643(PQKB)10442880(MiAaPQ)EBC544045(Au-PeEL)EBL544045(CaPaEBR)ebr10398830(CaONFJC)MIL265966(OCoLC)650541905(EXLCZ)99267000000002931620180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrControversies in local economic development stories, strategies, solutions /by Martin PerryNew York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (270 p.)Regions and cities Controversies in local economic development Description based upon print version of record.0-415-53978-1 0-415-48968-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 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 incubators: Hothouse accelerators or life support shelters?; 8 Local economic development and ecological modernization; 9 Making progress in local economic development; References; IndexEfforts to promote the economic development of individual localities engage the attention of academics, students and professionals. Many such analysts argue that competitive advantage can be fostered within local economies, complimenting the advent of a more globalised economy. Intensified efforts to build new economic foundations show no sign of abating despite the apparent increase in the international mobility of businesses and employment. Unpicking the arguments supporting different strategies for promoting local economic development, Controversies in Local Economic DevelopmeRegions and cities ;38.Regional economicsIndustrial locationEconomic developmentCommunity developmentEconomic aspectsRegional economics.Industrial location.Economic development.Community developmentEconomic aspects.338.9Perry Martin1956-,118005MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825908203321Controversies in local economic development259290UNINA