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Regional Economic Development : Analysis and Planning Strategy
The book is about the analysis of regional economic performance and change, and how analysis integrates with strategies for local and regional economic development policy and planning. First, the book provides the reader with an overview of key theoretical and conceptual contexts within which the economic development process takes place. However, the deliberate emphasis is to provide the reader with an account of quantitative and qualitative approaches to regional economic analysis and of old and new strategic frameworks for formulating regional economic development planning.
Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial Economy : Creating the Conditions for Business Growth
From the reviews: “Acs and Stough’s collection of essays … adopts a narrower view and focuses on the relationships between entrepreneurship, economic growth and public policy. The central thesis that provides the recurring theme throughout the book posits that … policy-makers should focus on creating an environment that is conducive to entrepreneurship. … The collection also discusses the thesis from a variety of thematic angles. … it is worth reading for scholars and students interested in entrepreneurship, economic development and public policy.
