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Conceptualizing local and regional economic development in the United States
Konzeptualisierung der lokalen und regionalen Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den USA
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Abstract Contemporary literature on local and regional economic development (LRED) in the United States is predominantly empirical and pragmatic, focusing on the conduct and efficacy of economic development policy. While this work is valuable in evaluating the detailed operation of LRED activity, the broader... view more
Contemporary literature on local and regional economic development (LRED) in the United States is predominantly empirical and pragmatic, focusing on the conduct and efficacy of economic development policy. While this work is valuable in evaluating the detailed operation of LRED activity, the broader conceptual foundations which underlay economic development practice have been underplayed. We reflect on research and writing around LRED in the U.S. and address some key conceptual and theoretical limitations. We call for a stronger focus on contextualization and set out a theoretical approach grounded in regulationist insights which offers significant advances in theorizing U.S. LRED.... view less
Keywords
economic development (on national level); regional development; regulation theory; United States of America
Classification
Political Economy
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
local and regional economic development; Regulation Theory
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 139-151
Journal
Regional Studies, 44 (2010) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400802378768
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)