The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development - 9780367671419

Taylor & Francis

The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional DevelopmentThe Case of Canada\nAuthor(s): Kelly Vodden, David Douglas, Sean Markey, Sarah Minnes, Bill Reimer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367671419, 978-0367671419\nSynopsis\nCanadian regional development today involves multiple actors operating within nested scales from local to national and even international levels. Recent approaches to making sense of this complexity have drawn on concepts such as multi-level governance, relational assets, integration, innovation, and learning regions. These new regionalist concepts have become increasingly global in their formation and application, yet there has been little critical analysis of Canadian regional development policies and programs or the theories and concepts upon which many contemporary regional development strategies are implicitly based.\n\nThis volume offers the results of five years of cutting-edge empi.