Theories of Local Economic Development Perspectives from Across the Disciplines

by Richard D. Bingham; Robert Mier

• ISBN13: 9780803948686
• ISBN10: 0803948689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-08-24
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

Presenting state-of-the-art theoretical positions on important development issues such as the inner city, technological innovation and rebuilding economic infrastructure are explored in this volume. The contributors to this volume, drawn from various social science backgrounds, explore a variety of theories and examine them in relation to the practical actions of local economic development.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: LOCATION AND SPACE THEORIES - John P Blair and Robert Premus

Location Theory - Arthur C Nelson

Theories of Regional Development

PART TWO: SPACE-BASED STRATEGIES - Marie Howland

Applying Theory to Practice in Rural Economies - Wim Wiewel, Michael Teitz and Robert Giloth

The Economic Development of Neighborhoods and Localities - William Woodbridge Goldsmith and Lewis A Randolph

Ghetto Economic Development

PART THREE: LABOR AND CAPITAL THEORIES - Joan Fitzgerald

Labor Force, Education, and Work - Harvey A Goldstein and Michael I Luger

Theory and Practice in High-Tech Economic Development

PART FOUR: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES - C Scott Holupka and Anne B Shlay

Political Economy and Urban Development - John J Betancur and Douglas C Gills

Race and Class in Local Economic Development

PART FIVE: ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS - Elaine B Sharp and Michael G Bath

Citizenship and Economic Development - Julia Melkers, Daniel Bugler and Barry Bozeman

Technology Transfer and Economic Development - Timothy Bates

Theories of Entrepreneurship

PART SIX: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Robert A Beauregard

Constituting Economic Development

A Theoretical Perspective - Robert Mier and Richard D Bingham

Metaphors of Economic Development