Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development Issues in Theory and Practice [Paperback]

Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life' in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter's author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life' in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter's author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.Is Local Economic Development a Zero-Sum Game? - John P Blair and Rishi Kumar
A Comment on Incentives - Bronwen J Turner
One Applied Researcher's Reaction to the Zero-Sum Question - Ron Shaffer
The Zero-Sum Game Controversy - John P Blair and Rishi Kumar
A Reply
How Do We Know That `But for the Incentives' the Development Would Not Have Occurred? - Joseph Persky, Daniel Felsenstein and Wim Wiewel
Commentary on the Question of Incentives - Valerie B Jarrett
Commentary on the Question of Incentives - Nancy Green Leigh
Response on Incentives - Joseph Persky, Daniel Felsenstein and Wim Wiewel
How Important Is `Quality of Life' in Location Decisions and Local Economic DevelopmenlÓ0