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Conceptualizing Local and Regional Economic Development in the USA

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  • Andrew Wood

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Valler D. and Wood A. Conceptualizing local and regional economic development in the USA, Regional Studies. Contemporary literature on local and regional economic development (LRED) in the USA is predominantly empirical and pragmatic, focusing on the conduct and efficacy of economic development policy. While this work is valuable in evaluating the detailed operation of local and regional economic development activity, the broader conceptual foundations that underlay economic development practice have been underplayed. The paper reflects on research and writing around local and regional economic development in the USA and it addresses some key conceptual and theoretical limitations. The paper calls for a stronger focus on contextualization and sets out a theoretical approach grounded in regulationist insights which offers significant advances in theorizing US local and regional economic development. [image omitted] Valler D. et Wood A. Conceptualiser le developpement local et regional economique aux Etats-Unis, Regional Studies. La documentation contemporaine sur le developpement local et regional economique (DLRE) aux Etats-Unis est dans une large mesure empirique et pragmatique, portant sur la conduite et l'efficacite de la politique de developpement economique. Alors que ce travail s'avere precieux dans l'evaluation du fonctionnement de l'activite de developpement local et regional economique, les fondements conceptuels plus larges qui etayent le developpement economique en pratique ont ete minimises. On considere la recherche et la documentation a propos du le developpement local et regional economique aux Etats-Unis et aborde quelques-unes des limites conceptuelles et theoriques. On reclame que l'on mette l'accent plutot sur le contexte et on etablit une facon theorique fondee sur des apercus reglementaires qui fournit des progres non-negligeables quant a la theorisation du le developpement local et regional economique aux E-U. Developpement local et regional economique (DLRE) Theorie de reglementation Etats-Unis Valler D. und Wood A. Konzeptualisierung der lokalen und regionalen Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den USA, Regional Studies. Die aktuelle Literatur uber lokale und regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den USA ist vorherrschend empirischer und pragmatischer Natur, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf der Fuhrung und Wirksamkeit der Wirtschaftsentwicklungspolitik liegt. Diese Arbeit ist zwar eine wichtige Hilfe bei der Bewertung der detaillierten Funktionsweise der Aktivitaten im Bereich der lokalen und regionalen Wirtschaftsentwicklung, doch die breiteren konzeptuellen Grundlagen fur die Praxis der Wirtschaftsentwicklung werden dabei vernachlassigt. Wir untersuchen die Forschung und Literatur uber lokale und regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den USA und befassen uns mit einigen wichtigen konzeptuellen und theoretischen Beschrankungen. Wir argumentieren fur eine starkere Betonung der Kontextualisierung und entwickeln einen theoretischen Ansatz, der auf regulationistischen Erkenntnissen aufbaut und bei der Theoretisierung der lokalen und regionalen Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den USA signifikante Fortschritte ermoglicht. Lokale und regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung Regulationstheorie USA Valler D. y Wood A. Conceptualizar el desarrollo economico local y regional de los Estados Unidos, Regional Studies. La literatura contemporanea sobre el desarrollo economico local y regional (DELR) en los Estados Unidos es predominantemente empirica y pragmatica y se centra en la conducta y la eficacia de la politica de desarrollo economico. Si bien este trabajo es valioso a la hora de evaluar la operacion detallada de las actividades del desarrollo economico local y regional, los cimientos conceptuales mas amplios que subyacen en las practicas del desarrollo economico estan mal representados. Analizamos los estudios y la literatura sobre el desarrollo economico local y regional en los EE.UU. y exponemos algunas limitaciones conceptuales y teoreticas principales. Es necesario prestar mas atencion a la contextualizacion y establecer un enfoque teorico basado en las perspectivas regulatorias que ofrecen ventajas significativas en la teorizacion del desarrollo economico local y regional de los EE.UU. Desarrollo economico local y regional (DELR) Teoria regulatoria Estados Unidos

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  • Dave Valler & Andrew Wood, 2010. "Conceptualizing Local and Regional Economic Development in the USA," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 139-151.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:44:y:2010:i:2:p:139-151
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400802378768
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