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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.
Modeling Local Economic Development Policy
Modeling Local Economic Development Policy
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the role local civic culture plays in economic development policy making. It proceeds by (a) examining the relationships among the various components of local civic culture, (b) modeling the relationships between environment and local civic culture, and (c) presenting a model depicting the effects of environment and culture on local economic development policies. The basic argument for this analysis was presented in Chapter 2. To recapitulate, the approach to economic development and the particular mix of policies and programs pursued in a particular community are products of the interaction between the environment of the community, its unique history, and the civic culture that develops from and then feeds ...
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