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Do We Really Need Another Typology? Clusters of Local Economic Development Strategies

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  • Laura A. Reese

    (Michigan State University)

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This research note provides a typology of cities based on profiles of their economic development strategies. Using cluster analysis, a nuanced typology of policy practice is created by classifying cities by the complex of policies used. This leads to a more parsimonious typology that suggests three primary approaches to development: one that combines infrastructure investment and financial incentives, a second that uses all possible techniques, and one where little is done. The large number of almost completely passive cities raises questions about prevailing assumptions regarding the primacy of economic development for local governments.

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  • Laura A. Reese, 2006. "Do We Really Need Another Typology? Clusters of Local Economic Development Strategies," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 20(4), pages 368-376, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:20:y:2006:i:4:p:368-376
    DOI: 10.1177/0891242406291630
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    1. Gary Sands & Laura A. Reese, 2008. "Cultivating the Creative Class: And What About Nanaimo?," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 22(1), pages 8-23, February.
    2. Gary Sands & Pierre Filion & Laura A. Reese, 2020. "Techs and the Cities: A New Economic Development Paradigm?," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 392-402.
    3. Eric Stokan, 2013. "Testing Rubin’s Model 25 Years Later," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 27(4), pages 301-315, November.
    4. Laura A. Reese & Minting Ye, 2011. "Policy Versus Place Luck: Achieving Local Economic Prosperity," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 25(3), pages 221-236, August.
    5. Laura REESE, 2012. "CREATIVE CLASS OR PROCREATIVE CLASS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL ECONoMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 7(1), pages 5-26, February.
    6. Jonathan Q. Morgan & Michele M. Hoyman & Jamie R. McCall, 2019. "Everything but the Kitchen Sink? Factors Associated With Local Economic Development Strategy Use," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 33(4), pages 267-278, November.

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