Handbook of Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike, Andr... - 9780367660147

Handbook of Local and Regional DevelopmentAuthor(s): Andy Pike, Andres Rodriguez-Pose, John Tomaney\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367660147, 978-0367660147\nSynopsis\nThe Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for local and regional development. The scope of this Handbooks coverage and contributions engages with and reflects upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practise local and regional development, encouraging dialogue across the disciplinary barriers between notions of local and regional development in the Global North and development studies in the Global South.\n\nThis Handbook is organized into seven inter-related sections, with an introductory chapter setting out the rationale, aims and structure of the Handbook. Section one situates local and regional development in its global context. Section two establishes the key issues .