Developing locally : an international comparison of local and regional economic development / [electronic resource]
Beer, Andrew,editor.
Haughton, Graham,editor.
Maude, Alaric,editor.
Throughout the developed world, governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. This is the first book to provide a cross-national comparison and evaluation of regional development strategies, institutions and agencies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-190) and index.
International comparisons of local and regional economic development / Andrew Beer, Graham Haughton and Alaric Maude -- Understanding international divergence and convergence in local and regional economic development / Graham Haugton, Andrew Beer and Alaric Maude -- Local and regional economic development organisations in international comparison / Andrew Beer, Graham Haughton and Alaric Maude -- Local and regional economic development in England / Graham Haughton -- Local and regional economic development in the United States / Terry Clower -- Local and regional economic development organisations in Australia / Alaric Maude -- Local and regional economic development in a 'post-conflict' society: lessons from Northern Ireland / Rachel Naylor and Terry Robson -- Local and regional economic development: improving our understanding and advancing our policy frameworks / Andrew Beer, Graham Haughton and Alaric Maude.
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Throughout the developed world, governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. This is the first book to provide a cross-national comparison and evaluation of regional development strategies, institutions and agencies.
Regional economics.
Economic development.