Local Economy

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Volume 31, issue 8, 2016

The return of industrial policy pp. 827-829

Andrew Jones

Why a clearer ‘green industrial policy’ matters for India: Reconciling growth, climate change and inequality pp. 830-835

Deepak Gopinath

A tale of two cities: Rescaling economic strategy in the North Midlands pp. 836-856

Will Rossiter

Local industrial strategy and skills policy in England: Assessing the linkages and limitations – a case study of the Sheffield City Deal pp. 857-872

Paul Sissons and Katy Jones

A cautionary tale of two ‘tigers’: Industrial policy ‘lessons’ from Ireland and Hungary? pp. 873-891

David Bailey, Helena Lenihan and Alex De Ruyter

Creating a smart rural economy through smart specialisation: The microsphere model pp. 892-919

Steve Talbot

Altenburg T and Lütkenhorst W, Industrial policy in developing countries: Failing markets, weak states pp. 920-922

Tony Jackson

Grillo F and Nanetti RY, Innovation, democracy and efficiency: Exploring the innovation puzzle within the European Union’s regional development policies pp. 922-925

Tony Jackson

D Bailey, K Cowling and P Tomlinson (eds), New perspectives on industrial policy for a modern Britain pp. 925-928

Andrew Jones

Volume 31, issue 7, 2016

‘Digital by Default’ and the ‘hard to reach’: Exploring solutions to digital exclusion in remote rural areas pp. 757-777

Fiona Williams, Lorna Philip, John Farrington and Gorry Fairhurst

Rural broadband initiatives in the Netherlands as a training ground for neo-endogenous development pp. 778-794

Koen Salemink and Dirk Strijker

Placing northern development: The case of North Sweden pp. 795-811

Alexandre Dubois and Dean Carson

Supporting knowledge exchange in rural business—A case story from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland pp. 812-824

Anne Hill, Joan Scott, David Moyes and Robert Smith

Volume 31, issue 6, 2016

Local employment additionality impacts of Chinese overseas foreign direct investment in selected African economies pp. 665-689

Rania S Miniesy and John D Adams

Urban entrepreneurialism, global networks and export support: Are UK cities looking east? pp. 690-708

Matthew Cocks

Is there any room for family business into European Union 2020 Strategy? Family business and regional public policy pp. 709-732

Rodrigo Basco and Inga BartkeviÄ iÅ«tÄ—

Affordable, sustainable local economic research for small urban areas: 22 years of evolution and refinement pp. 733-745

John M McGrath, Skip Glenn and Ronald Vickroy

In Perspective: Local economic development in Jordan: A city-to-city partnership pp. 746-753

Daniel Hummel and Lon Crowell

Volume 31, issue 5, 2016

Editorial introduction pp. 523-528

Mike Danson, Anne MJ Smith and Geoff Whittam

Assessing the impact of ‘farming with dyslexia’ on local rural economies pp. 529-538

Robert Smith, Gillian Conley, Anne MJ Smith and Gerard McElwee

Sustainability and small enterprises in Scotland’s remote rural ‘margins’ pp. 539-553

Kathryn A Burnett and Mike Danson

Drivers for differences in dairy farmers’ perceptions of farm development strategies in an area with nature and landscape as protected public goods pp. 554-571

Ron Methorst, Dirk Roep, Frans Verhees and Jos Verstegen

Contextual influences on social enterprise management in rural and urban communities pp. 572-588

Anne MJ Smith and Julie McColl

Are we there yet?-Transport for Tongue Limited – A case study of a not-for-profit company in North West Sutherland pp. 589-601

Janette Wyper, Geoff Whittam and Alex de Ruyter

Exploring the potential of local food and drink entrepreneurship in rural Wales pp. 602-618

Eifiona Thomas Lane, Rebecca Jones, Arwel Jones and Siwan Mitchelmore

Exploring the character of rural businesses: Performing change and continuity pp. 619-636

Hanne B Finke and Gary Bosworth

Unlocking hidden community assets: Marginal specialization and community resilience of Gypsy-Travelers in the Netherlands pp. 637-649

Koen Salemink

Considering social enterprise involvement in the commissioning of health services in Shetland pp. 650-659

Bobby Macaulay

Colette Henry (author/ed.) and Gerard McElwee (ed.), Exploring rural enterprise: New perspective on research and policy & practice pp. 660-662

Anne MJ Smith

Volume 31, issue 4, 2016

The framing of ‘Fairness’ in contesting neo-liberal austerity pp. 445-449

Paul Bunyan and John Diamond

Social unionism and the framing of ‘fairness’ in the Wisconsin uprising pp. 450-465

Graeme Chesters

Tackling inequality and poverty at the local level: The achievements and potential of Fairness Commissions pp. 466-477

Sarah Lyall

Promoting fairness in Sheffield pp. 478-488

Gordon Dabinett, Matthew Borland, Sharon Squires and Alan Walker

The role of civil society in reducing poverty and inequality: A case study of the living wage campaign in the UK pp. 489-501

Paul Bunyan

Delivering on the Big Society? Tensions in hosting community organisers pp. 502-517

Jenny Fisher, Rebecca Lawthom and Carolyn Kagan

Robin Hambleton, Leading the inclusive city: Place-based innovation for a bounded planet pp. 518-520

Andrew Jones

Volume 31, issue 3, 2016

Rethinking town centre economies: Beyond the ‘place or people’ binary pp. 335-343

Julian Dobson

The conditions and strategies for success of local currency movements pp. 344-358

Seon Mi Kim, Benjamin Lough and Chi-Fang Wu

Knowledge-intensive services and local development: An empirical analysis of networks, channels and customization processes pp. 359-376

Giovanni Pino, Mauro Capestro, Gianluigi Guido, Carla Tomacelli and Marco Abate

Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses pp. 377-392

Isla Kapasi and Laura Galloway

New technology-based firms and their survival: The importance of business networks, and entrepreneurial business behaviour and competition pp. 393-409

Hans Löfsten

The spread of coproduction: How the concept reached the northernmost city in the UK pp. 410-423

Aksel Ersoy

Both sides now: Toward the dual customer approach under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in the United States pp. 424-441

Brian Holland

Volume 31, issue 1-2, 2016

Re-engaging with spatial economic development: The recent experience of regional and local economic development in South Africa pp. 3-8

Etienne Nel and Christian M Rogerson

South Africa's new urban agenda: Transformation or compensation? pp. 9-27

Ivan Turok

Redressing inequality in South Africa: The spatial targeting of distressed areas pp. 28-41

Christian M Rogerson and Etienne Nel

(Regional and) local economic development themes in contemporary South African Cities pp. 42-56

Jennifer Houghton

The South African Cities Network: Towards championing the urban agenda of South Africa pp. 57-67

Diane Abrahams

Local economic development beyond the centre: Reflections on South Africa’s secondary cities pp. 68-82

Lochner Marais

Local economic development agencies – Pushing boundaries and addressing change: The case of South Africa’s Aspire (Amathole District Economic Development Agency) during its maturation phase pp. 83-94

Faith Lawrence

South Africa’s small towns: A review on recent research pp. 95-108

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Gustav Visser

The contested trajectory of applied local economic development in South Africa pp. 109-123

Etienne Nel and Christian M Rogerson

Planning for local economic development in spaces of despair: Key trends in South Africa’s ‘distressed areas’ pp. 124-141

Christian M Rogerson and Etienne Nel

Global–local trajectories for regional competitiveness: Tourism innovation in the Western Cape pp. 142-157

Irma Booyens

Creative industries and urban regeneration – The Maboneng precinct, Johannesburg pp. 158-171

James J Gregory

South Africa’s informal economy: Reframing debates in national policy pp. 172-186

Christian M Rogerson

A new co-operative revolution in South Africa? Reflections on the outcomes of state support in the Free State Province pp. 187-203

Johannes Wessels and Etienne Nel

Progressive rhetoric, ambiguous policy pathways: Street trading in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa pp. 204-218

Christian M Rogerson

The co-evolution of Saldanha Bay (town and hinterland) and its Port pp. 219-233

Lesley Welman and Sanette LA Ferreira

Heritage tourism in the global South: Development impacts of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, South Africa pp. 234-248

Christian M Rogerson and Clinton D van der Merwe

Mining and/or tourism development for job creation and sustainability in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga pp. 249-263

Llewellyn Leonard

Inclusive local tourism development in South Africa: Evidence from Dullstroom pp. 264-281

Gareth Butler and Christian M Rogerson

The dangers of growing on gold: Lessons for mine downscaling from the Free State Goldfields, South Africa pp. 282-298

Lochner Marais and Etienne Nel

Innovation and Local Economic Development Policy in the global South: New South African perspectives pp. 299-311

Lindile L Ndabeni, Christian M Rogerson and Irma Booyens

A role for housing in development: Using housing as a catalyst for development in South Africa pp. 312-321

Ashley Gunter and Kenneth Manuel

Climate change, tourism and local economic development in South Africa pp. 322-331

Christian M Rogerson