Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development Vol. 47Issues in Theory and Practice |
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| Editor:
| Bingham, Richard D.
Mier, Robert |
| Series title: | Urban Affairs Annual Reviews Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-5919-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $344.00 |
Book Description:
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Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life′ in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter′s author then responds to the issues raised by the...
More DescriptionAssessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life′ in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter′s author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.