Theories of Local Economic Development - Perspectives From Across the Disciplines

Klappentext Presenting state-of-the-art theoretical positions on important development issues such as the inner city, technological innovation and rebuilding economic infrastructure are explored in this volume. The contributors to this volume, drawn from various social science backgrounds, explore a variety of theories and examine them in relation to the practical actions of local economic development. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: LOCATION AND SPACE THEORIES Location Theory - John P Blair and Robert Premus Theories of Regional Development - Arthur C Nelson PART TWO: SPACE-BASED STRATEGIES Applying Theory to Practice in Rural Economies - Marie Howland The Economic Development of Neighborhoods and Localities - Wim Wiewel, Michael Teitz and Robert Giloth Ghetto Economic Development - William Woodbridge Goldsmith and Lewis A Randolph PART THREE: LABOR AND CAPITAL THEORIES Labor Force, Education, and Work - Joan Fitzgerald Theory and Practice in High-Tech Economic Development - Harvey A Goldstein and Michael I Luger PART FOUR: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES Political Economy and Urban Development - C Scott Holupka and Anne B Shlay Race and Class in Local Economic Development - John J Betancur and Douglas C Gills PART FIVE: ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS Citizenship and Economic Development - Elaine B Sharp and Michael G Bath Technology Transfer and Economic Development - Julia Melkers, Daniel Bugler and Barry Bozeman Theories of Entrepreneurship - Timothy Bates PART SIX: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Constituting Economic Development - Robert A Beauregard A Theoretical Perspective Metaphors of Economic Development - Robert Mier and Richard D Bingham

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• Autori: Richard D. Bingham, Richard D. Mier Bingham
• Con la collaborazione di: Richard D Bingham (Editore), Richard D. Bingham (Editore), Bingham Richard D. (Editore), Robert Mier (Editore), Mier Robert (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.10.1993
• EAN: 9780803948686
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-4868-6
• Pagine: 319
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Economy, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Urban, Rural & Regional Economics;Planning