Local economic development in the 21st century
Subtitle: quality of life and sustainability
By: Daphne T. Greenwood and Richard P.F. Holt ; foreword by Thomas M. Power.
Contributors: Holt, Richard P. F., 1953-
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780765620934
Subjects: Economic development -- Social aspects; Quality of life; Sustainable development -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Economic growth vs. economic development; title: Traditional economic development: incentives for business; title: Quality of life and the standard of living; title: Environmentally sustainable development; title: Opportunity and economic development; title: Sprawl, infrastructure, and sustainable development; title: The effects of growth on fiscal sustainability; title: Indicators and plans for sustainable economic development.