ABSTRACT

Dilemmas of Regional and Local Development aims to identify, diagnose and evaluate various approaches towards regional and local socio-economic development.

Over the course of the book, authors from 12 countries and four continents come together to review experiences and solutions related to regional development in a range of different economic, social and political systems. The first part of the volume focuses on the fundamentals of planning regional and local development, particularly focusing on theoretical solutions and development policy concepts. The second part is more applied, looking at practical instruments and solutions for shaping the local economy, and analysing effective development policy.

This book will be of interest to economics, geography, politics, and planning scholars and researchers working on regional sciences and local development.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|140 pages

Development concepts and planning

chapter 2|21 pages

Dilemmas for spatial planning and regional development in Poland

A review of the concepts

chapter 3|22 pages

The Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas

A place-based approach to regional development

chapter 5|25 pages

Regional development policy and practice in Ghana

Past, present and future

part II|145 pages

Development challenges and opportunities

chapter 9|21 pages

Does history matter?

Development differences in Poland

chapter 11|14 pages

Pro-poor Local Economic Development and the demand for economic growth

A case study on the lack of inclusive development in South Africa

chapter 12|17 pages

Staying alive by going glocal

A case study of the towel-related industry balancing FDI and a local industrial cluster in Shikoku, Japan