Introduction: Regional and local development in Australia and New Zealand

摘要: From both an academic and a policy perspective, regional local development are themes which have oscillated in popularity over time but continue to show remarkable resilience persistence, despite the oft assumed aspatiality of dominant discourses neoliberalism globalisation. Glasson commented on ‘fall rise planning’ (Glasson, 1992: 505) some 23 years later this volatility thinking practice persists, so too does continued attachment spatial interventions spatially based development. In recent years, clear economic theoretical shifts, as epitomised by New Economic Geography, 2009 World Bank Development Report (World Bank, 2009), had geography its guiding theme, decentralisation planning numerous countries across world persistent role plays (Pike et al., 2006). The papers assembled special issue seek provide insight into fluid developmental terrain through lens developments Australia Zealand. While part OECD share similar histories with rest OECD, embeddedness neoliberalism, particularly Zealand (Peet, 2012) challenges, opportunities responses posed rapid growth Australia, make them interesting case-studies how places, people governments adapt respond circumstances change. Australia’s pursuit what it terms ‘structural adjustment programmes’ response change, reality that many mining towns now transient populations, reflects changes nature activities urban systems around (Beer; Perry Rowe, issue). Zealand, Regional Development, after abeyance is being reinstated not redistributive grounded equity rather one geared encourage market foreign investment (Nel, It also apparent that, argue, has evolved consider articulate new