This report discusses the findings from a mail survey of local government economic development activities that was sent to all 540 municipalities and 100 counti

'Development' is what most people see as progress in the places where they live and in the ways they live. It has to do with public services, the ways to compla

Innovation, skills, entrepreneurship and social cohesion are key drivers of growth, and essential goals of effective economic development strategies. Each has a

This book examines how the new forms of governance overcome administrative, political and financial obstacles and impact local prosperity and the quality of lif

This book identifies how development agencies and companies work, what they do and how they can collaborate and what constitutes success and value added in thei