Handbook of economic development / edited by Kuotsai Tom Liou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liou, Kuotsai Tom.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Public administration and public policy ; 69.

Public administration and public policy ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Public administration.

Regional economics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 746 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : M. Dekker, [1998]

Contents:

Part I Policy and Managerial Issues in Economic Development

1. Policy and Managerial Issues in National and Local Economic Development / Kuotsai Tom Liou 1

2. Win-Win Policy System and Economic Development / Stuart S. Nagel 21

3. Public Budgeting and Economic Development / A. Premchand 37

4. Public Infrastructure and Economic Development / Robert Krol 59

5. Research and Development Activity and Economic Development / Maury Gittleman, Edward N. Wolff 79

6. Strategies for Economic Development Under Decentralization: A Transformation of the Political Economy / Roy W. Shin, Alfred Tat-Kei Ho 97

7. Group-Based Micro-Finance and Economic Development / Nitin Bhatt, Shui-Yan Tang 115

8. Administrative Reform and Economic Development: Experiences in Selected Transforming and Developing Countries / Stephen K. Ma 139

Part II Regional and Local Economic Development in the United States

9. Globalization and the Revitalization of U.S. Economic Competitiveness: Implications for Economic Development Policy / Cal Clark, Robert Montjoy 151

10. Economic Development Strategies in the American States / Mary Jo Waits 183

11. The Logic and Pathologies of Local and Regional Economic Development Strategies / Carla J. Robinson-Barnes, William L. Waugh, Jr. 215

12. Government Regulation and Economic Development / Richard C. Feiock 229

13. Linking Economic Development to Strategic Planning: Issues for Community Problem-Solving / William J. Pammer, Jr. 239

14. Citizen Participation and Economic Development / David R. Elkins, Elaine B. Sharp 257

15. Community Building and Economic Development / Evan Berman, Jay D. Jurie 283

16. Partnering with the Poor: Why Local Governments Should Work with Community-Based Development Organizations to Promote Economic Development / Herbert J. Rubin 301

17. Governmental Involvement in Local Economic Development: The Case of Professional Sports / Jay D. Jurie 323

18. Private Entrepreneurship and Grassroots Development Strategies / Keenan David Grenell 337

Part III Economic Development in Developed and Newly Industrialized Countries

19. Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Australia / Meredith A. Newman, Ari M. Michelsen 355

20. Local Economic Development in Canada / Laura A. Reese 375

21. Local Economic Development Policy in Finland: Key Actors View to Implementation / Pirkko Vartiainen 401

22. Economic Development in France: From State-Directed to Market-Oriented Economy? / Vivien A. Schmidt 427

23. Economic Development Experience in Israel / Ira Sharkansky 451

24. Economic Development in Singapore: The Next Leap / Soon Beng Chew, Rosalind Chew 469

Part IV Economic Development in Developing and Economic-Transforming Countries

25. The Political Economy of Development in India / Alka Sapat 493

26. Economic Development in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis / Yi Feng, Antonio C. Hsiang 523

27. Policy Issues and Experiences in Mexico: Trade, Economic Development, and the Environment / Jo Marie Rios 551

28. Economic Development Experience in Nigeria / Alex Sekwat 569

29. Economic Development in South Africa / Terry F. Buss, Sudhanshu Dwivedi 587

30. Accidental Freedom: Economic Development Experience in Post-Mao China / Kang Chen 611

31. The Imperatives of Economic Liberalization and Political Control in the Cuban Transition / Mario Antonio Rivera 631

32. Economic Development in Eastern Europe / Terry F. Buss 649

33. The Economic Development Experience of Mongolia / Frederick Nixson 675

34. Economic Development in a Transitional Economy: The Vietnam Experience / Khi V. Thai, Rupert G. Rhodd, Pamela T. Brannon, Lance J. Noe 697.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

082470181X

OCLC:

39013650