Local Economic Development: Analysis, Practices, and Globalization

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1412964830
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1412964838
• Author: John P. Blair, Michael Charles Carroll

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, including a valuable “how-to” understanding regarding important qualitative tools and their interpretation.

Table contents:

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

Chapter 12: Local Governance, Finance, and Regional Integration

Chapter 13: Planning, Future Studies, and Development Policy