Controversies in Local Economic Development: Stories, Strategies, Solutions

ISBN-13: 9780415539784 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 272 str.

Martin Perry

Opis

This book will discuss seven areas of controversy in local economic development, including knowledge and learning, the provision of resources to nurture entrepreneurial talent, innovation, clusters of enterprise and inward investment.

Spis treści

1. Local Economic Development as Controversy  2. The Case for Local Economic Development  3. The Learning Region  4. Enterprise and New Venture Growth  5. Innovation and Employment  6. Enterprise Clusters  7. Inward Investment beyond Zero Sum  8. Being Business Friendly  9. Quartering the Creative Class  10. Prospects for Local Economic Development

O autorze

Martin Perry is an associate professor in the Department of Management, Massey University (Wellington). His publications include two books published by Routledge, Business Clusters: An International Perspective (2005) and Small Firms and Network Economies (1999).