Rethinking Community Economic Development

Thomas S. Lyons ()

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Abstract: This innovative book outlines a systemic, transformational and entrepreneurial approach to community economic development. Thomas Lyons rethinks conventional transaction-oriented paradigms and illustrates how building community-wide ecosystems to enable bonding and bridging social capital can achieve deep, lasting and positive change.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Transformational Development; Systems Thinking; Economic Development; Wealth Inequality; Social Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035325481
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Why community economic development may need rethinking

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Ch 2 On being systemic

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Ch 3 Transformation vs. transaction

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Ch 4 The role of social capital building

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Ch 5 Betting on entrepreneurship to create the future

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Ch 6 Educating entrepreneurs and developing the workforce

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Ch 7 A goal of wealth equality and the role of social entrepreneurship

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Ch 8 Using entrepreneurship and ecosystem thinking to take us to the next level

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