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Fostering local economic development in urban neighbourhoods: Results of an empirical assessment

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  • Uwe Neumann
  • Christoph M Schmidt
  • Lutz Trettin

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While it is intuitively convincing that neighbourhood characteristics add up to an important location factor, knowledge about the benefits that individual firms and entrepreneurs can draw from neighbourhood-oriented policy is still limited. This article contributes to the discussion by highlighting the results of an evaluation study of neighbourhood-oriented economic policy in Germany. It reviews the policy rationale and analyses the strategies, progress and results of selected measures supported by the Socially Integrative City programme of North Rhine-Westphalia. It focuses on the relevance of the neighbourhood context in connection with two strategy goals: (1) reduction of vacancies in local retail property, and (2) supporting business start-ups and local business networks. The analysis provides evidence for a number of aspects of the local business environment, which can play an important role for the performance of small firms and should, therefore, be a central focus of neighbourhood-oriented economic policy.

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  • Uwe Neumann & Christoph M Schmidt & Lutz Trettin, 2011. "Fostering local economic development in urban neighbourhoods: Results of an empirical assessment," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 26(1), pages 18-29, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:26:y:2011:i:1:p:18-29
    DOI: 10.1177/0269094210391176
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    1. Neumann, Uwe, 2013. "Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 6(3), pages 189-209.
    2. Uwe Neumann, 2012. "Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities," Ruhr Economic Papers 0319, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
    3. Uwe Neumann & Helmut Geißler & Peter Jakubowski, 2013. "Agglomeration economies in the neighbourhood? Evidence from German cities," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(1), pages 51-65, February.
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