Overview

Covering the analysis of regional economic performance and change, this text looks at how analysis integrates with strategies for local and regional economic development policy and planning. The book is not about the theory of regional economic development, although it provides the reader with an overview of key theoretical and conceptual contexts within which the economic development process takes place. Rather, the deliberate emphasis is to provide the reader with an account of quantitative and qualitative approaches to regional economic analysis and of old and new strategic frameworks for formulating regional economic development planning. This is done within the context of the evolution of society from the industrial to the post-industrial era in which contempo- rary forces of globalization and economic restructuring are creating increasing interdependence, rapid change, and high levels of uncertainty and risk for regions at all levels of scale.

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Author:   Robert J. Stimson ,  Roger Stough ,  Brian Roberts
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.803kg
ISBN:  

9783540437314

ISBN 10:   3540437312
Pages:   407
Publication Date:   August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.- Preface.- 1. Perspectives on Regional Economic Development.- 2. The Regional Economic Development Movement: Early Approaches and the Evolution of Strategy.- 3. Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance I: Economic Base and Shift-Share Analysis.- 4. Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance II: Input-Output Analysis.- 5. Path Setting: A New Approach to Regional Economic Development Futures.- 6. Industry Cluster Analysis.- 7. Multi-Sector Analysis: Assessing Regional Competitiveness and Risk.- 8. Capacity Building and Leadership for Regional Economic Development.- 9. Decision Support Tools to Inform Regional Economic Development Analysis and Strategy.- 10. Emerging Issues for Regional Economic Development.- Figures.- Tables.- References.- Index.

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