Theories of Local Economic Development

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.

PART ONE: LOCATION AND SPACE THEORIESLocation Theory - John P Blair and Robert PremusTheories of Regional Development - Arthur C NelsonPART TWO: SPACE-BASED STRATEGIESApplying Theory to Practice in Rural Economies - Marie HowlandThe Economic Development of Neighborhoods and Localities - Wim Wiewel, Michael Teitz and Robert GilothGhetto Economic Development - William Woodbridge Goldsmith and Lewis A RandolphPART THREE: LABOR AND CAPITAL THEORIESLabor Force, Education, and Work - Joan FitzgeraldTheory and Practice in High-Tech Economic Development - Harvey A Goldstein and Michael I LugerPART FOUR: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIESPolitical Economy and Urban Development - C Scott Holupka and Anne B ShlayRace and Class in Local Economic Development - John J Betancur and Douglas C GillsPART FIVE: ORGANIZATION AND PROCESSCitizenship and Economic Development - Elaine B Sharp and Michael G BathTechnology Transfer and Economic Development - Julia Melkers, Daniel Bugler and Barry BozemanTheories of Entrepreneurship - Timothy BatesPART SIX: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVESConstituting Economic Development - Robert A Beauregard A Theoretical PerspectiveMetaphors of Economic Development - Robert Mier and Richard D Bingham