Local Economic Development in the 21st Centur: Quality of Life and Sustainability

by Daphne T. Greenwood, Richard P. F. Holt

Provides a comprehensive look at local economic development and public policy, placing special emphasis on quality of life and sustainability. It draws extensively on case studies, and includes both mainstream and alternative perspectives in dealing with economic growth and development issues. The contributions of economic theories and empirical research to the policy debates, and the relationship of both to quality of life and sustainability are explored and clarified.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published April 13, 2010

Reviews

[Matthew Mendenhall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was pretty darn good 95% of the time. It’s a dream of a book for people who want their city to become a better place to live, while also believing that state and national governments are terribly under equipped to achieve those wants.

[Neal Lemery · Rating 4 out of 5]

This well researched book points us in the direction of improving quality of life aspects of community building. It confirms a lot of my hunches about tax and other public policies.