Controversies in Local Economic Development

Martin Perry is an associate professor in the Department of Management, Massey University (Wellington). His publications include two books published by Routledge, Business Clusters: An International Perspective (2005) and Small Firms and Network Economies (1999).

• 1. Local Economic Development as Controversy 2. The Case for Local Economic Development 3. The Learning Region 4. Enterprise and New Venture Growth 5. Innovation and Employment 6. Enterprise Clusters 7. Inward Investment beyond Zero Sum 8. Being Business Friendly 9. Quartering the Creative Class 10. Prospects for Local Economic Development

I would strongly recommend that practitioners and policymakers who are charged with the responsibility of promoting their local communities and/or developing economic development strategies to read this book - James E. Rowe, Regional Science Policy and Practice.Winner of the Regional Studies Association Best Book Award for 2011.