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Local Economic Development

Local economic development is a participatory approach to economic development in which stakeholders from public, private, and civil society sectors work collectively within a defined territory to leverage local competitive advantages for economic growth and improved quality of life.

3.7K

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169.7K

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6.6K

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2.1K

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3.7K

Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance

Alberto Alesina, Eliana La Ferrara · Journal of Economic Literature · 2005 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Toward a Theory of Community-Based Enterprise

Ana María Peredo, James J. Chrisman · Academy of Management Review · 2006 · 1.3K citations

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Does Local Financial Development Matter?

Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Village republics: Economic conditions for collective action in South India

World Development · 1988 · 1K citations

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Industrial Districts and Local Economic Regeneration.

Wolfgang Streeck, Frank S. Pyke, Werner Sengenberger · Industrial and Labor Relations Review · 1993 · 927 citations

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Authors

6.6K

  1. CM
    Christian M. Rogerson

    University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    52 publications · 2.4K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. EN
    Etienne Nel

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    32 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

    h-index

  3. LA
    Laura A. Reese

    Michigan State University, United States

    25 publications · 671 citations

    17

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  4. TJ
    Timothy J. Bartik

    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  5. RC
    Richard C. Feiock

    Florida State University, United States

    14 publications · 794 citations

    13

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Institutions

2.1K

  1. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    24 h-index

    68 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    22 h-index

    43 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    44 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    20 h-index

    35 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    34 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    44 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    18 h-index

    39 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    18 h-index

    28 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Economic Development Quarterly

    95 publications · 3.8K citations

    37

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  2. Urban Studies

    59 publications · 4.7K citations

    34

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  3. Regional Studies

    73 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

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  4. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

    48 publications · 3.3K citations

    30

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See also

Local Economic Development

Core Strategies

Stakeholders

Evaluation Metrics

Governance Models

Implementation Barriers