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Understanding local economic development / Emil E. Malizia, Edward J. Feser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malizia, Emil E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Economic policy.
- Community development--United States.
- Community development.
- United States.
- Regional planning--United States.
- Regional planning.
- Rural development--United States.
- Rural development.
- Local government--United States.
- Local government.
- United States--Economic policy--1993-2001.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 298 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Center for Urban Policy Research, [1999]
- Contents:
- 1. The Practice of Economic Development 3
- 2. Definitions and Concepts of Development 12
- Part II Theories of Economic Development
- 3. Economic Base Theory 51
- 4. Extensions of Economic Base Theory 81
- 5. Regional Theories of Concentration and Diffusion 103
- 6. Regional Growth Theory 123
- 7. Trade Theory 150
- 8. Product-Cycle Theory 174
- 9. Entrepreneurship Theories 195
- 10. Theories of Flexible Production 222
- 11. Economic Growth versus Economic Development 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0882851632
- 9780882851631
- OCLC:
- 39875258
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