Throughout the developed world governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. Many have spent heavily on local development agencies and strategies to bolster competitiveness within world markets. What has been the impact of these actions? How effective are the strategies and processes employed by development agencies? How well funded are development efforts in one nation compared to another, and how are their objectives defined?This book addresses these questions. It: . vbTab]explores the impact and functioning of economic development agencies;....
Throughout the developed world governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. Many have spent heavily on local...
Throughout the developed world governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. Many have spent heavily on local development agencies and strategies to bolster competitiveness within world markets. What has been the impact of these actions? How effective are the strategies and processes employed by development agencies? How well funded are development efforts in one nation compared to another, and how are their objectives defined?This book addresses these questions. It: . vbTab]explores the impact and functioning of economic development agencies;....
Throughout the developed world governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. Many have spent heavily on local...
Economic restructuring has been a notable feature of so-called mature industrial economies such as the UK and Australia in the last two decades, with deregulation, privatisation, technological change and globalisation combining to reshape such economies. Some industries have grown, while others have declined. Moreover, while overall employment in the UK and Australia has grown, many newly-created positions require skills not found in the industries shedding labour, or are in casualised and low paid occupations. Many lesser-skilled workers leaving declining industries are therefore at risk of...
Economic restructuring has been a notable feature of so-called mature industrial economies such as the UK and Australia in the last two decades, with ...
