Architects of Growth?

Once acting as local representatives of the national government and content to let their larger counterparts do the "heavy lifting", state and provincial governments are increasingly expected to be stewards of their economies and deliver sustained growth rates for their citizens. Spurred on by increasing competition, not least from neighbouring territories, sub-national governments are increasingly formulating their own plans for economic development, taking out loans, investing in specialist facilities, and establishing marketing offices abroad.

About the author

Francis E. Hutchison is Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

Product details

• Assisted by: Francis E. Hutchinson (Editor)
• Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• No. of pages: 394
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education