Rethinking community economic development / Thomas Lyons (Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyons, Thomas, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Rethinking economics (Series)

Rethinking economics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communities--Economic aspects.

Communities.

Economic development.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This innovative book outlines a systemic, transformational and entrepreneurial approach to community economic development. Thomas Lyons rethinks conventional transaction-oriented paradigms and illustrates how building community-wide ecosystems to enable bonding and bridging social capital can achieve deep, lasting and positive change. Rethinking Community Economic Development discusses how the development of thriving and equitable societies can be most efficiently facilitated by creating economic and social value. Lyons presents an integrated and comprehensive perspective exploring ecosystem thinking as a framework for community economic development with a particular focus on social entrepreneurship ecosystems. Combining theoretical and practical concepts, he examines the purpose of social capital building and the role of social entrepreneurship in attaining wealth equality. The book then concludes with reflections on how entrepreneurship and ecosystem thinking can create a more sustainable future. Students and scholars of development economics, regional economics and entrepreneurship will greatly benefit from this illuminating book. It is also an essential resource for practitioners and policymakers in urban and regional planning"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Why community economic development may need rethinking

2. On being systemic

3. Transformation vs. transaction

4. The role of social capital building

5. Betting on entrepreneurship to create the future

6. Educating entrepreneurs and developing the workforce

7. A goal of wealth equality and the role of social entrepreneurship

8. Using entrepreneurship and ecosystem thinking to take us to the next level references

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035325498 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.