Theories of Local Economic Development (eBook, PDF)

Linking Theory to Practice
Redaktion: Rowe, James E.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In economic development, theory and practice exist as two seemingly separate realities. Academics strive to develop or refine theory by drawing on abstract concepts about the way people behave and institutions work, while practitioners draw from a stock of experiences. By bringing together leading theorists and practitioners such as Blakely, Blair, McCann, Luger, Gunder, Stough and Stimson, this book provides the first comprehensive overview of local economic development theories for over fifteen years. It explores the theory behind the key concepts that every economic practitioner must understand and in doing so, ties together the various theories from across the disciplines to practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351879682
• Artikelnr.: 49365277

Autorenporträt

Dr James E Rowe is Senior Planner in Economic Development at Manukau City Council, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword, Jeffrey A. Finkle; Preface; Part 1 Introduction: The
importance of theory: linking theory to practice, James E. Rowe. Part 2
Defining the Discipline: Theory and practice in economic development: 80
entangled years in search of Panacea, Mark Miller; The evolution of
American (spatial) local and regional economic development policy and
planning, Edward J. Blakely; The theory and practice of developing locally,
Andrew Beer. Part 3 Theoretical Concepts: 'Globalisation' and 'local
economic development' in a globalising world: critical reflections on the
theory-practice relation, Richard Le Heron; Configuring to be globally
competitive, Michael I. Luger; Location theory, Philip McCann; The theory
behind business clusters, Martin Perry; Regional economic development
methods and analysis: linking theory to practice, Robert Stimson and Roger
R. Stough; The role of universities in theories of regional development,
Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders and William Kaye-Blake; Philosophies in
entrepreneurship: a focus on economic theories, Luke Pittaway; Theory and
practice of technology-based economic development, Harvey A. Goldstein;
Social capital and local economic development, John P. Blair and Michael
Carroll. Part 4 Theoretical Frameworks: Imperatives of enjoyment: economic
development under globalisation, Michael Gunder; Moving the discipline
beyond metaphors, James E. Rowe; Towards an alternative theoretical
framework for understanding local economic development; James E. Rowe;
Appendices; Index.