Organizing for Local Economic Development: Local Economic Development Networks and Prospecting for Industry:

摘要: In this paper, the organization of activities designed to promote local economic development (LED) in USA is explored. The emergence networks (LEDNs) as critical mediators attracting new business investment into metropolitan areas addressed. These comprise private and state organizations with major institutionalized stakes LED. Each has a distinct set powers responsibilities which generate division labor respect attraction locality. It argued that LEDNs are means integrating different agents labor. Also explored conditions lead formation mediated by relations trust principal organizing for seen be characterized various power asymmetries, implications these asymmetries politics LED final section. Empirical material drawn upon from ext...