Essays on Regional Economic DevelopmentGreg Coombs Wakefield Press, 2001 - 365 pages There is no doubt that globalisation is a major external influence on small regions. These essays show how small regions need not be passive players, swept away on the current of change - that there are actions that can be taken to navigate a path and ride the currents to prosperity. |
Contents
Contemporary Theories of Economic Growth Greg Coombs | 29 |
Influences on Regional Growth Basic Factors Greg Coombs | 43 |
Influences on Regional Growth Catch Up Factors Greg Coombs | 60 |
The Economics of Innovation Steve Whetton 5858885 | 85 |
1 | 96 |
A Profile of a Small Regional Economy South Australia | 108 |
14 | 110 |
Endowments Steve Whetton Greg Coombs and Rini Budiyanti | 131 |
81 | 172 |
Economic Structure Rini Budiyanti | 206 |
Trade Anthony Kosturjak | 231 |
Case Studies in Regional Development | 260 |
The ReLaunch of Woomera A Case Study Greg Coombs | 282 |
Globalisation and Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers | 301 |
Economic Cooperation Greg Coombs | 330 |
Advancing the Regions | 344 |
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Adelaide agricultural areas Australia and Australia average benefits capita income cent Centre chapter climate clusters Commonwealth comparative advantage competitive cost countries cultural decline diversity e-commerce economic activity economic development economic growth effects emissions employment environment environmental external factors firms global globalisation greenhouse growth rate high technology human capital impact important increased industry influence infrastructure innovative milieu institutions investment irrigation Japan labour manufacturing merchandise Multicultural Murray-Darling Basin natural resources Northern Territory OECD organisation output period policies population Port Augusta Port Pirie potential production Queensland reflects regional development regional growth relative riverland role SACES salinity sector share shift-share analysis significant Silicon Valley skills small regional economy social Source South Australia South Australian economy South Australian exports South Wales specialised spillovers strategy structure Studies Territory theory trade tradeable urban Western Australia Whyalla Woomera
References to this book
Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning Susan Thompson No preview available - 2007 |