Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
- ISSN :
- 1990-1097 (online)
- ISSN :
- 1990-1100 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/19901097
A series of reports from OECD’s Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED). The LEED Programme identifies analyses and disseminates innovative ideas for local development, governance and the social economy. Governments from OECD member and non-member economies look to LEED and work through it to generate innovative guidance on policies to support employment creation and economic development through locally based initiatives.
Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development
Programme and Policy Recommendations
- Publication Date :
- 11 Mar 2003
- Pages :
- 240
- ISBN :
- 9789264199798 (PDF) ; 9789264199781 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/9789264199798-en
Few studies have systematically examined the relationship between the creation of new firms and local economic development -- yet it is a universal concern for central and local governments wishing to combat localised economic distress. This book examines the principal routes through which enterprise creation can have a positive impact on local economies. Recommendations cover three thematic areas: strategy, finance and programme design. The book is for investment agencies, entrepreneurs seeking to invest locally and economists in the corporate sector.
"Overall, this is an excellent overview of the key issues concerning entrepreneurship and local economic development. While primarily aimed at the pragmatic policymakers, who will find it extremely valuable, it also has the rigor and breadth to interest researchers and students."
Ronald McQuaid
Employment Research Institute
Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, VOL. 44, NO. 3, 2004
Table of Contents
Introduction and Summary
Part I. Evidence and the Basis of Policy
Chapter 1. Local Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 2. Barriers to Entrepreneurship in Disadvantaged Local Economies
Chapter 3. Self-Employment in National and Local Economies
Chapter 4. Considering the Merits of Enterprise Promotion as a Local Development Strategy
Chapter 5. Rationales for Public Policy
Chapter 6. Entrepreneurship Support for Target Groups
Part II. Policy Recommendations on Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment, and Local Economic Development
Chapter 7. Overview of Policy and Strategy Considerations
Chapter 8. Recommendations on Strategy
-Recommendations on Strategy for National Government
-Recommendations on Strategy for Local Government
Chapter 9. Recommendations on Finance
-Recommendations on Finance for National Government
-Recommendations on Finance for Local Government
Chapter 10. Recommendations on Programme Design
-Recommendations on Programme Design for National Government
-Recommendations on Programme Design for Local Government
Chapter 11. Recommendations for Further Policy-Relevant Research
Bibliography