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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 whole array of local policies.
The Civic Culture of Local Economic Development: Considering past and Future Research
The Civic Culture of Local Economic Development: Considering past and Future Research
The principal thesis of this analysis of economic development policy making is that local civic culture appears to frame and shape political processes and policies in each individual community and thereby play a crucial role in determining policy outputs. Several general types or categories of local civic culture have been identified. The analysis—both survey and case study—also raises a number of questions about many accepted “truths” about local economic development, specifically, and local policy making more generally.
“Who governs?” and “What difference does it make?” have been central questions of local government policy research for at least fifty years. These questions often generated ...
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