Local economic development in the 21st century :

Greenwood, Daphne T., 1949-

Local economic development in the 21st century : quality of life and sustainability / Daphne T. Greenwood and Richard P. F. Holt ; foreword by Thomas M. Power. - Oxon ; New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. - xv, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Index : p. 205-215.

Bibliography : p. 183-203.

Economic growth vs. economic development -- Traditional economic development: incentives for business -- Quality of life and the standard of living -- Environmentally sustainable development -- Human capital, opportunity, and economic development -- Sprawl, infrastructure, and sustainable development -- The effects of growth on fiscal sustainability -- Indicators and plans for sustainable economic development.

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Economic development--Social aspects.
Quality of life.
Sustainable development--Social aspects.





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