Handbook of Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike

Handbook of Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike

The Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for local and regional development.

"This indispensible Handbook is one-stop shopping for any course on regional or urban developmentThose seeking to understand how regions can develop or transform their economies in an increasingly competitive global environment must read the groundbreaking analyses assembled by Pike, Rodríguez, and Tomaney."

Joan Fitzgerald, Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Law, Policy and Society Program, Northeastern University, Boston, USA.

"A must read for all those wanting seriously to understand spatial patterns in development and to engage in the difficult art of modern local and regional development policy. Conceptual foundations, governance and the tools of policy delivery are revealed by cleverly bringing together theoretical advances in different fields."

Fabrizio Barca, Director General, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Italy.

"A comprehensive review of the theory and practice of local and regional development, emphasizing the capabilities, learning and governance, with a robustly comparative and international perspective, edited by major scholars in the field."

Michael Storper, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics; Professor of Economic Sociology, Sciences Po, Paris and Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA, USA.

"This is a path-breaking collection of cutting-edge thinking on local and regional development written by a large number of influential scholars whose collective wisdom has clearly defined this important field of enquiry. The work sets a new benchmark for understanding scholarship and practice."

Henry Yeung, Professor of Economic Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Andy Pike is Professor of Local and Regional Development in the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK.

Andrés Rodríguez Pose is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics, UK.

John Tomaney is Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies and Director of CURDS, Newcastle University, UK, and Professor of Regional Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Monash University, Australia.

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ISBN 13	9780367660147
ISBN 10	0367660148
Title	Handbook of Local and Regional Development
Author	Andy Pike
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2020-09-30
Number of pages	642
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