Local Economic Development - Blair, John P.

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Résumé :
Chapter 1. Local Economic Development in a Global Market
How Economists View the World
Models and Assumptions
Individual Behavior and Utility Maximization
Ideological Perspectives on Market Operations
How Markets Work
Supply and Demand
Supply, Demand, and Efficiency
Markets Are Not Always Efficient
The Role of Profits
Economic Development Defined
Careers in LED
The Nature of Regions
Types of Regions
Local, National, and Global Economic Development
Chapter 2. Business Location, Expansion, and Retention
Locational Factors
Inertia
Transportation Cost Minimizing Models
Production Costs
National Political Climate and Stability
Opportunity Creation
The Decision Making Process
Motivations
Practical Limitations on the Choice Process
Steps in the Corporate Site Selection Process
Changing Relative Importance of Locational Factors
Surveys of Location Factors
Survey Findings Past to Present
Conducting Business Retention and Expansion Programs
3. Markets, Urban Systems, and Local Development
Demand and Market Areas
Demand in a Spatial Setting
Competition for Markets
Threshold Demand and Range
Determinants of Market Size
The Urban Hierarchy and Urban System
Central Places
Goods and Services According to Urban Rank
Changing Urban Patterns
An Evaluation of the Central-Place Approach
Considerations Extraneous to Central-Place Theory
Transportation Costs
Market Overlap, Rate Absorption, and Price Discrimination
Product Differentiation
Agglomeration Economies
Institutional Factors
Non-employment Residential Locations and Commuting
Empirical Evidence
Globalization and Urban (City) Systems
How to Measure Areas of Influence
Survey Techniques
Reilly's Law of Retail Gravitation
Probabilistic Models
Retail Spending
An Example
Hinterland Expansion Strategies
4. Economic Interdependence and Local Structure
Agglomeration Economies
Internal Agglomeration Economies
Direct Sales Purchases Linkages
Localization Economies
Urbanization Economies
Recap
Cluster Analysis
Measures of Economic Structure
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
Location Quotients
Estimating Export Employment with Location Quotients
Surveys to Determine Export Activities
Coefficients of Specialization
Occupational Structure
Other Aspects of Regional Structure
5. Regional Growth and Development
Stages of Growth
Industrial Filtering (Life Cycle Model)
Adding New Work to Old
How Do Cities Move from One State to the Next?
Circular Flow Diagram
Elements of the Circular Flow Model
Equilibrium and Change
The Multiplier
The Export Base Theory of Growth
The Formal Income Model
How to Operationalize the Export Base Approach
Impact Studies and Export Base Forecasts
Critique of the Export-Base Approach
Primacy of Exports
Import Substitution
Productivity
Exports Not Always Exogenous
Small versus Large Regions
Feedbacks among Regions
Non-basic Activities May Not Increase
Long-Run Instability of the Multiplier
Excessive Aggregation
Supply-Side Approaches
Intermediate Inputs
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land (Environmental Resources)
Labor
Supply and Demand Side Approaches: A Synthesis
6. Additional Tools for Regional Analysis
Shift and Share Analysis
An Application
Critique
Econometric and Simulation Models
Econometric Models
Caveats
Importance-Strength An...

Biographie:
Chapter 1. Local Economic Development in a Global Market
How Economists View the World
Models and Assumptions
Individual Behavior and Utility Maximization
Ideological Perspectives on Market Operations
How Markets Work
Supply and Demand
Supply, Demand, and Efficiency
Markets Are Not Always Efficient
The Role of Profits
Economic Development Defined
Careers in LED
The Nature of Regions
Types of Regions
Local, National, and Global Economic Development
Chapter 2. Business Location, Expansion, and Retention
Locational Factors
Inertia
Transportation Cost Minimizing Models
Production Costs
National Political Climate and Stability
Opportunity Creation
The Decision Making Process
Motivations
Practical Limitations on the Choice Process
Steps in the Corporate Site Selection Process
Changing Relative Importance of Locational Factors
Surveys of Location Factors
Survey Findings Past to Present
Conducting Business Retention and Expansion Programs
3. Markets, Urban Systems, and Local Development
Demand and Market Areas
Demand in a Spatial Setting
Competition for Markets
Threshold Demand and Range
Determinants of Market Size
The Urban Hierarchy and Urban System
Central Places
Goods and Services According to Urban Rank
Changing Urban Patterns
An Evaluation of the Central-Place Approach
Considerations Extraneous to Central-Place Theory
Transportation Costs
Market Overlap, Rate Absorption, and Price Discrimination
Product Differentiation
Agglomeration Economies
Institutional Factors
Non-employment Residential Locations and Commuting
Empirical Evidence
Globalization and Urban (City) Systems
How to Measure Areas of Influence
Survey Techniques
Reilly's Law of Retail Gravitation
Probabilistic Models
Retail Spending
An Example
Hinterland Expansion Strategies
4. Economic Interdependence and Local Structure
Agglomeration Economies
Internal Agglomeration Economies
Direct Sales Purchases Linkages
Localization Economies
Urbanization Economies
Recap
Cluster Analysis
Measures of Economic Structure
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
Location Quotients
Estimating Export Employment with Location Quotients
Surveys to Determine Export Activities
Coefficients of Specialization
Occupational Structure
Other Aspects of Regional Structure
5. Regional Growth and Development
Stages of Growth
Industrial Filtering (Life Cycle Model)
Adding New Work to Old
How Do Cities Move from One State to the Next?
Circular Flow Diagram
Elements of the Circular Flow Model
Equilibrium and Change
The Multiplier
The Export Base Theory of Growth
The Formal Income Model
How to Operationalize the Export Base Approach
Impact Studies and Export Base Forecasts
Critique of the Export-Base Approach
Primacy of Exports
Import Substitution
Productivity
Exports Not Always Exogenous
Small versus Large Regions
Feedbacks among Regions
Non-basic Activities May Not Increase
Long-Run Instability of the Multiplier
Excessive Aggregation
Supply-Side Approaches
Intermediate Inputs
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land (Environmental Resources)
Labor
Supply and Demand Side Approaches: A Synthesis
6. Additional Tools for Regional Analysis
Shift and Share Analysis
An Application
Critique
Econometric and Simulation Models
Econometric Models
Caveats
Importance-Strength An...

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John P. Blair is a Professor of Economics at Wright State University where he teaches courses in urban economics and local economic development. He received a Ph. D. from West Virginia University. He has served as a consultant for a variety of state and local governments as well as private agencies. He has written numerous books and articles about urban issues and public policies. Blair's academic articles have appeared in such journals as Land Economics, Growth and Change, and Economic Development Quarterly....