Community Economic Development
Policy Formation in the US and UK
Published in January 1993
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-333-55657-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume identifies the main considerations in the policy formation process, isolates cross-national commonalities and differences, and discusses the potential for cross-national local economic development policy transfer. Communities in both the US and the UK have tried to come to grips with the problem of local economic development growth. At times the solutions have been quite similar, at other times very different. Business-led community economic development programs promote business interests and try to ensure business growth. Community-based programs, on the other hand, focus on the need for jobs and adequate incomes for its residents. The articles examine local economic developments from a comparative perpective.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index, tables
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 145 mm
Weight
415 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-55657-3 (9780333556573)
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06/1993
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Part 1 The potential for cross-national learning: local economic policy formation - setting an agenda for development research, David Fasenfest; cross-national comparisons of urban economic programs - is policy transfer possible, H. Wolman. Part 2 Policy formation - what kind and for whom: the concept of local economic development policy - some fundamental questions, K. Cox; turning the tide? the impact of urban and regional regeneration initiative in Northeast England, A. Amin and J. Tomaney; African-American elected officials and the future of progressive political movements, R. Mier, J. Fitzgerald and L. Randolph; industrial diversification as economic policy, R. Beauregard; a tale of three (British) cities - economic development politics in Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow, P. Meyer. Part 3 Business or community - choosing a focus: business involvement in local economic regeneration, A. Eisenshitz; community development or business promotion - a look at sport-led economic development in Chicago, J. Pelissero, B. Henschen and E. Sidlow; community-based economic development - the British experience, R. MacFarlane; the dialogical community - creating rational urban economic futures, R. Vogel and B. Swanson; third sector enterprises in the United Kingdom and Australia, J. Brown.