Author : Robert J. Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351749358
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)
Book Synopsis Local and Regional Economic Development: Renegotiating Power Under Labour by : Robert J. Bennett
Download or read book Local and Regional Economic Development: Renegotiating Power Under Labour written by Robert J. Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000. Since New Labour were elected in 1997, there have been substantial changes made to local and regional economic development policy in the UK. This volume offers an up-to-date overview, setting the new policies within a wider historic context and suggesting future developments. It examines four of these new policies in depth - Regional Development Agencies, New Deal local partnerships, Local Learning and Skills Councils, and the Small Business Service and Business link. In doing so, it offers a critical appraisal of how effective these changes have been in tackling issues such as developing human resources, skills and opportunities, developing land infrastructure and sites, capital formation and development, encouraging innovation, entrepreneurship and technological change and enhancing a supportive institutional context.