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Analysing the Politics of Local Economic Development: Making Sense of Cross-national Convergence

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    (Department of Geography, University of Sheffreld, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK, A.Wood@Sheffield.ac.uk)

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There are a number of recent trends in the organisation of local economic development activities that are seen to point to a general convergence between UK and US contexts. Various attempts have been made to encompass this convergence, primarily through the application of a set of common concepts such as the 'growth coalition' and 'urban regime'. This paper draws on a recently completed research project to highlight differences in the organisation of local economic development activities between the US and the UK. These differences are subsequently used to provide a critical window on existing theoretical frameworks and to elaborate on the concept of local dependence as a means of analysing and understanding the politics of local economic development in different contexts.

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  • Andrew Wood, 1996. "Analysing the Politics of Local Economic Development: Making Sense of Cross-national Convergence," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 33(8), pages 1281-1295, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:33:y:1996:i:8:p:1281-1295
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098966655
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