Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development [first edition]

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This textbook is concerned with economic development at the local, community or regional scale. Its aim is to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realized. This book: · Provides students with a thorough understanding of current debates around local and regional development and how that body of work can assist them in helping communities grow;· Equips students with a ‘toolkit’ of strategies that enable them to both plan for development and deliver that development through their professional lives; · Offers a roadmap for economic development that helps st…