The Future of Local Economic Development - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0415551269 ISBN 13: 9780415551267

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2009

Riassunto

This book looks at the future role of local economic development. Once New Labour came to power in 1997, they sought a third way between the new right agenda of Thatcherism with its attempts to reduce the role of the local state and foster a free market and the left’s attempts to take more control over the local economy in the interest of workers. In July 2007, Gordon Brown’s government published the 'Review of Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration'.

This book argues that competitiveness and neo-liberalism, or increased market domination over an ever wider range of social relations, have in reality dominated New Labour’s policies. Yet a number of contradictions remain as New Labour continues to seek a reduction in poverty and regional and local disparities. The book analyses the changes that will result from further market domination under the Sub-national Review but also the opportunities that will arise for local economic development agents, particularly those with a concern for social justice. It looks specifically at regional and sub-regional strategy making; partnership, networking and building institutional capacity; local labour market policy and policy towards cities. An additional feature of the book is that several authors draw on international comparisons.

This book was published as a special issue of Local Economy.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Ines Newman is Principal Research Fellow at the Warwick Business School, United Kingdom.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0415551269
• ISBN 13: 9780415551267
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 114
• Redattore: Newman Ines
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania