Author :
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Economic development projects
ISBN : 9211317231
Author : Clark Greg
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 2010-04-06
Category :
ISBN : 9264083537
This book identifies how development agencies and companies work, what they do and how they can collaborate and what constitutes success and value added in their efforts to achieve local economic development.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 2008-06-09
Category :
ISBN : 9264044868
This book aims to support the design and delivery of more effective local and regional economic development strategies. A crucial part of this process is the collection and use of evidence, on local needs and options and on what works and what does ...
Author : Ilana Preuss
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1642831921
Community development expert Ilana Preuss explains how local leaders can revitalize their downtowns or neighborhood main streets by bringing in and supporting small-scale manufacturing. Small-scale manufacturing businesses help create thriving places, with local business ownership opportunities and well-paying jobs that other business types can't fulfill.
Author : Edward J. Blakely
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 2002-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761924582
Exploring the theories of local economic development that are relevant to dilemmas facing communities today, this third edition expands on issues such as the planning process, analytical techniques and high-technology strategies.
Author : Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9780880991131
Author : Maury B. Forman
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0880996684
Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.
Author : Steven G. Koven
Publisher : International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 26,27 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Comprehensive treatment of local economic development. Covers theory (classic and modern); tools (financing, tax policy, nonfinancial assistance); business attraction and retention; business creation (tools and current issues); the influence of high technology and education; and how to understand and evaluate the development readiness of each local environment. Detailed case studies highlight successful programs and also describe in detail the specific problems, challenges, and local realities that every development professional faces. Presents business-friendly innovations such as infrastructure improvements, site development, and training assistance. What is the role of government? What are the best targets for development? What is the importance of innovation? This book clarifies why each jurisdiction adopted the strategies it did and it presents the consequences of those strategies. Glossary and select bibliography.
Author : Nancey Green Leigh
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1506364004
Written by authors with years of academic, regional, and city planning experience, the classic Planning Local Economic Development has laid the foundation for practitioners and academics working in planning and policy development for generations. With deeper coverage of sustainability and resiliency, the new Sixth Edition explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns, and local entities in crafting their economic destinies within the global economy. Nancey Green Leigh and Edward J. Blakely provide a thoroughly up-to-date exploration of planning processes, analytical techniques and data, and locality, business, and human resource development, as well as advanced technology and sustainable economic development strategies.
