The Civic Culture of Local Economic Development

by Raymond A. Rosenfeld, Laura A. Reese, Raymond A Rosenfeld

In this seminal work, the authors argue that there are distinct local factors that shape the environment of economic development decision-making. These factors, taken together, constitute a community′s local civic culture. Using survey and case study data from U.S. and Canadian cities, the authors make the case that different cultures will produce different types of economic development policies, and that local civic culture will effect the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761916911
• ISBN13: 9780761916918
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"