Cultivating Grass-Roots for Regional Development in a Globali... - 9781138612273

Taylor & Francis

First published in 1999. Successful regional development is more a personality issue than a global one, contends economist James C\u00E9cora. In a fresh new interdisciplinary approach countering traditional macro-economic theory, C\u00E9cora shown how 'innovative entrepreneurs' can secure regional economic stability. > First published in 1999. The key to successful regional development is more a personality issue than a global one, contends social economist Dr. James C\u00E9cora. With a fresh new interdisciplinary approach, C\u00E9cora tackles traditional economic theory to show that a distinct type of individual, the 'innovative entrepreneur', can do more to secure economic stability in a particular region than any multinational corporation. Arguing that global economics have spiraled out of control, C\u00E9cora builds a case for supporting and promoting the development of entrepreneurs at the local and regional level. These individuals will, he says, work at strengthening the rel