Entrepreneurship and local economic resilience: the impact of institutional hysteresis in peripheral places
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-017-9946-7
Abstract: This article examines how the legacies of the past in peripheral post-industrial places serve to shape current and future entrepreneurial activity, and with it local economic resilience. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with key regional… read more here.
Keywords: local economic; peripheral post; institutional hysteresis; resilience ... See more keywords
The Policy and Practice of Local Economic Development in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-018-9344-5
Abstract: Local economic development (LED) has gained prominence as a feasible option to top–down development approaches that have generally been unsuccessful in generating significant and sustainable development at the local level. While LED has proven to… read more here.
Keywords: economic development; policy practice; development; local economic ... See more keywords
A Question of Capacity and Funding: The Role of Local Economic Development Agencies in South Africa’s Development Landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-019-09380-6
Abstract: Local economic development (LED) in South Africa is plagued by many institutional and market-related failures that undermine local economies. The institutional failures are attributed to capacity and planning challenges within local government, whereas the market… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; capacity; local economic; funding ... See more keywords
Reflections on the Role of University to Face the Challenges of Knowledge Society for the Local Economic Development
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DOI: 10.1007/s13132-015-0333-9
Abstract: This paper proposes an analysis of the evolution of approaches to knowledge management in order to identify useful patterns and perspectives for the improvement of efficiency, effectiveness, and affordable of managerial models for the economic… read more here.
Keywords: economic development; university; knowledge society; local economic ... See more keywords
Optimization of Manufacturers Behaviour On the Basis of a Local Economic Agent-Based Model Implementation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.11.364
Abstract: Abstract In the era of globalization, local economic structures have not lost their significance and must be in the focus of a scientific research. Optimization problem solution could become a solid theoretical foundation for a… read more here.
Keywords: system; basis; local economic; optimization ... See more keywords
Local economic structure, regional competition and the formation of industrial land price in China: Combining evidence from process tracing with quantitative results
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104704
Abstract: Abstract The price of industrial land in China has been found distorted and remarkably low. However, it is overlooked that industrial land price is relatively high in some regions. This local variation cannot be explained… read more here.
Keywords: economic structure; industrial land; land price; local economic ... See more keywords
The governance of airports in the sustainable local economic development
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103235
Abstract: Abstract This study examines the operational efficiency of 14 Korean airports on the local economy using a slack-based model data envelopment analysis. The average efficiency score of the 14 airports during the period (2014–2018) is… read more here.
Keywords: local economic; governance airports; governance; domestic airports ... See more keywords
Local Economic Voting and the Agricultural Boom in Argentina, 2007–2015
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DOI: 10.1017/lap.2018.23
Abstract: Abstract This article investigates the effect of local economic conditions on voting behavior by focusing on the export-oriented agricultural areas of Argentina during the commodities boom. It assesses the marginal effect of export wealth on… read more here.
Keywords: economic voting; agricultural boom; voting agricultural; local economic ... See more keywords
The Micro-Foundations of the Resource Curse: Mineral Ownership and Local Economic Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaa033
Abstract: The quantitative evidence on whether extractive industries generate economic wealth at the local level is far from conclusive. In line with recent studies highlighting the moderating role of institutions and governance structures in the resource–development… read more here.
Keywords: saharan africa; local economic; micro; well ... See more keywords
Local economic conditions and the nature of new housing supply
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DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbaa015
Abstract: We explore the effects of local economic conditions on the type and size of newly constructed housing units in a city. Exploiting the 1984–2004 metro area samples of the American Housing Survey and US Census… read more here.
Keywords: economic conditions; city; local economic; housing ... See more keywords
CHINESE INFLUENCES IN SIERRA LEONE: ALARMING OR INSPIRING?
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DOI: 10.1142/s1084946721500011
Abstract: The evolution of China’s international investment surge has been analyzed critically over the years, but we still know relatively little about its effect on developing countries. In turn, sub-Saharan African countries have a longstanding history… read more here.
Keywords: local economic; sierra leone; economic development; chinese influences ... See more keywords