Entrepreneurship and community economic development / Monica C. Diochon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diochon, Monica C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development.

Entrepreneurship.

Community development--Canada--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the goals of regional policies is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the nation's smaller and more remote communities. Policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in the Community Economic Development approach as a way of achieving this aim. In Entrepreneurship and Community Economic Development Monica Diochon examines the development processes adopted by two rural, single-industry Canadian communities confronting the collapse of their economic bases. She argues that a community's effectiveness in influencing economic development depends on the extent to which entrepreneurship is encouraged and shows that, while a number of factors influence enterprise, economic activities that are community-determined and provide varied opportunities to participate in achieving short-term self-sustaining strategic outcomes are particularly important.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

The Theory and Practice of Endogenous Development: Roots and Challenges

The Exogenous/Endogenous Development Debate in Canada

Community Economic Development: The Community as a Development Actor

A Conceptual Framework for Fostering Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Methodology and Research Design

Analysis and Results

Conclusions and Recommendations

The Community Enterprise Emergence Model

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-250) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86095-X

9786612860959

0-7735-7084-5

OCLC:

756606932