Local economic development in the 21st century : quality of life and sustainability
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Bibliographic Information
Local economic development in the 21st century : quality of life and sustainability
M.E. Sharpe, c2010
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Local economic development in the 21st century
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  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Provides a comprehensive look at local economic development and public policy, placing special emphasis on quality of life and sustainability. It draws extensively on case studies, and includes both mainstream and alternative perspectives in dealing with economic growth and development issues. The contributions of economic theories and empirical research to the policy debates, and the relationship of both to quality of life and sustainability are explored and clarified.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Defining Economic Development, Quality of Life, and Sustainability
- Chapter 1 Economic Growth vs. Economic Development
- Chapter 2 Traditional Economic Development: Incentives for Business
- Chapter 3 Quality of Life and the Standard of Living
- Chapter 4 Environmentally Sustainable Development
- Part 2 Creating Sustainable Economic Development for States and Localities
- Chapter 5 Human Capital, Opportunity, and Economic Development
- Chapter 6 Sprawl, Infrastructure, and Sustainable Development
- Chapter 7 The Effects of Growth on Fiscal Sustainability
- Chapter 8 Indicators and Plans for Sustainable Economic Development
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