Economic Development Issues for the 1990s: A Practitioners' Guide

摘要

This manual is intended to help economic development practitioners improve theireffectiveness in the 1990s. The following things influence economic development: (1) the relationship between the practitioner and the development strategy being followed, (2) implementation programs or tools available to the practitioner, and (3) the political environment, including the constituency base of the economic development organization. The manual has five sections: Section I examines the evolution of economic development policy, briefly describing the industrial recruitment, strategic economic development, and most recent third-wave phases. Section II offers an overview of economic development policy. Section III examines emerging trends, including international competition, entrepreneurship, knowledge-based competitiveness, and education and job training. Section IV discusses the implications that the above emerging trends hold for economic development. Section V offers a list of sources of supplementary information and a bibliography of economic development program directories.