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THEORIES OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

To my parents
Lester J. and Dorothy R. Rowe

Theories of Local Economic Development

Linking Theory to Practice

Edited by
JAMES E. ROWE
University of Auckland, New Zealand

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing

Published 2016 by Routledge
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Copyright James E. Rowe 2009

James E. Rowe has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the editor of this work.

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Theories of local economic development : linking theory to
practice
1. Economic development
I. Rowe, James E. (James Edward)
338.9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Theories of local economic development: linking theory to practice / [edited]
by James E. Rowe.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7546-7305-7 (hardback) 1. Economic development. 2.
Community development. 3. Economic policy. I. Rowe, James E. (James
Edward)
HD75.T4773 2008
338.90091732--dc22

Transfered to Digital Printing in 2012

2008030030

ISBN: 9780754673057 (hbk)

Contents

Jeffrey A. Finkle

James E. Rowe

Mark Miller

Edward J. Blakely

Andrew Beer

Richard Le Heron

Michael I. Luger

Philip McCann

Martin Perry

Robert Stimson and Roger R. Stough

Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders and William Kaye-Blake

Luke Pittaway

Harvey A. Goldstein

John P. Blair and Michael Carroll

Michael Gunder

James E. Rowe

James E. Rowe

Andrew Beer is a Professor in the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management at Flinders University.

John P. Blair is a Professor of Economics at Wright State University.

Edward J. Blakely is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Sydney and is currently on leave from the University to serve as the Director of Recovery for the City of New Orleans as it recovers from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

Michael Carroll is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University.

Paul Dalziel is Professor of Economics in the Commerce Division at Lincoln University.

Harvey A. Goldstein is a Professor and Dean of the Program in Public Governance and Management, MODUL University-Vienna, Vienna, Austria. He was formerly a Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michael Gunder is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning and the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland.

William Kaye-Blake is a Senior Research Officer in the Agriculture and Economic Research Unit at Lincoln University.

Richard Le Heron is a Professor in the School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Auckland.

Michael I. Luger is the Dean and Professor of Innovation, Management and Public Policy at the Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester and was formerly chairman of the Department of Public Policy and Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Philip McCann is a Professor of Economics in the Waikato Management School at the University of Waikato.

Mark M. Miller is Professor in the Department of Economic and Workplace Development at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Martin Perry is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Enterprise Development at Massey University in Wellington.

Luke Pittaway is the William A. Freeman Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise at Georgia Southern University and formerly a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Enterprise Education Centre for Regional Development at the University of Sheffield Management School.

James E. Rowe is a Senior Planner at the Manukau City Council and a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland. Mr. Rowe has submitted his thesis and is expected to graduate in May 2009. He is also the immediate past Vice President of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International and is currently the New Zealand Representative. He is an Accredited Economic Development Professional AEcD (NZ), and a member of the International Economic Development Council.

Caroline Saunders is Professor of Economics and is the Director of the Agriculture and Economic Research Unit at Lincoln University.

Robert Stimson is a Professor in the School of Geography, Planning and Architecture at the University of Queensland and is the immediate past President of the Regional Science Association.

Roger R. Stough is a Professor of Public Policy and Associate Dean for Research, Development and External Relations at George Mason University and is the current President of the Regional Science Association.

Its been 15 years since Theories of Economic Development: Perspectives from Across the Disciplines was published in 1993, and in that time span the world and the economic development profession have experienced tremendous change. Globalisation has presented a myriad of opportunities as well as obstacles to communities throughout the world, and as economic developers strive to improve the local and regional economies in which we operate, we are being forced to swiftly reinvent ourselves, keeping pace with the social, economic, and technological transformations that are altering our local business landscapes.

In the wake of globalisation and more than halfway through the first decade of the 21st century, the economic development profession has hit a critical juncture. With new rules and expectations, economic developers impulsively endeavour to become experts on issues of technology and entrepreneurship, developing local strategies to retain and expand business already in the region, rather than focusing on attracting new firms. All at once, our local businesses needed to become competitive in the global market, and we are courageously stepping ahead, dealing with the circumstances set before us, often without a clear route in place; however, in todays volatile economic environment, drawing from the old stockpiles of experience has not always fit.

The economic developer has been facing a quandary whereby the old methods may not be working, but new schemes have yet to be cohesively established. And while academics may eloquently explain how to achieve a certain result, the fact is that we are finding ourselves with a huge gap between economic development theory and practice, which is challenging our discipline as much as the market forces.

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