Local economic development : incentives and international trends
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Local economic development : incentives and international trends
（Urban policy challenges）
Westview Press, 1995
Available at 27 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Economic development incentives and practices have grown in importance as cities have tried aggressively to rebuild their economies. The different types of incentives provided on the local level range from low-cost loans for small business entrepreneurs to the use of property tax abatements to lure large plants to a community. The effectiveness of development incentives varies from city to city, as attested to by the examples in this volume of cities where incentives work to boost the economy and cities in which growth management practices have been instituted. Local Economic Development presents current research on local strategies implemented by cities in Britain, Canada, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. By comparing the approaches used in these countries, an international cast of contributors points to the politics, problems, and successes in creating and implementing effective local economic development policy.
Table of Contents
Foreword (Terry Nichols Clark. ) Introduction (Norman Walzer. ) Local Economic Development: Policy or Politics? (Michael Keating. ) The Bureau-Politics of Economic Development and Urban Renewal in Britain (Brian D. Jacobs. ) When the Going Gets Tough: Changing Local Economic Development Strategies in Sweden (Jon Pierre. ) Does the Local Context Matter? The Extent of Local Government Involvement in Economic Development in Sweden and Britain (Christine Hudson. ) Local Economic Development Practices in Norway: Response to Economic Need or Institutional Product? (Oddbjrn Bukve. ) Incentives and Economic Development: An Empirical Analysis (N. Walzer and Poh C. Png. ) Russia: New Economic and Political Development and Consciousness (Tatiana Abramova. ) Structuring Locality: Economic Development and Growth Management in Wisconsin Cities and Villages (Gary P. Green. ) Development Policy Innovation in American Cities (Rowan Miranda and Donald Rosdil.)
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