Andrew Beer, Terry L Clower

Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook is concerned with economic development at the local, community or regional scale. Its aim is to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realised.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781138810310
• ISBN-10: 1138810312
• Artikelnr.: 42742356

Autorenporträt

Andrew Beer is Dean, Research and Innovation at the University of South Australia Business School. He previously worked at the University of Adelaide and the Flinders University of South Australia, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide and a PhD from the Australian National University. Terry L. Clower is the North Virginia Chair and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. He is also Director of GMU's Center for Regional Analysis, the most widely recognized university-based regional economic research unit in the National Capital Region. Previously he was the Director of the Center for Economic Development and Research at the University of North Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
List of boxes
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
1.1 Planning for economic development
1.2 New models of thinking about local economic development
1.3 Generating more prosperous communities
1.4 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 2 The challenge of local economic development
2.1 San Diego
2.2 Washington, DC
2.3 Chattanooga
2.4 Concordia, Kansas
2.5 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 3 Why places grow
3.1 Understanding the drivers of growth
3.2 The analysis of current growth patterns
3.3 Regional competitiveness
3.4 Conclusion 46
Key messages 47
CHAPTER 4 The components of local growth in the 21st century
4.1 Connectivity and the global economy
4.2 Innovation and the knowledge economy
4.3 Agglomeration economies - does size matter in the 21st century?
4.4 Population processes and human capital
4.5 Institutions and institutional dynamics
4.6 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 5 Exogenous development: fast-tracking growth
5.1 Exogenous or endogenous development?
5.2 Industrial recruitment and retention
5.3 Foreign direct investment
5.4 Assessing externally led growth
5.5 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 6 Endogenous development: building the economy from the ground up
6.1 Encouraging endogenous development
6.2 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 7 Amenity, branding and economic growth
7.1 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 8 Assessing the region and data-driven strategic economic
development planning
8.1 Data-driven economic development planning
8.2 Data for economic development planning
8.3 Methods of data analysis
8.4 Target industry analysis
8.5 Program evaluation
8.6 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 9 Planning and coordinating economic development
9.1 Strategic planning
9.2 Working with government agencies
9.3 Mobilizing community resources
9.4 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 10 Land use planning and economic development
10.1 Historical perspective
10.2 The mechanisms of land use regulation
10.3 Impacts of land use regulation on economic development
10.4 New urban designs and economic development
10.5 Summarizing the impacts of land use regulation on economic development
10.6 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 11 The profession of economic development
11.1 Economic development in global perspective
11.2 Professional associations
11.3 Employment opportunities
11.4 Conclusion
Key messages
CHAPTER 12 Future challenges and strategies in economic development
12.1 A future economy, the future of economic development practice
12.2 The e-economy and economic development
12.3 Conclusion
Key messages
Index