Economic Development in Practice: Are you a planner, a gardener or a searcher?
Simon White | This article describes local economic planners, gardeners and searchers.
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Twitter as a marker of regional economic vitality
New research methods using big data and artificial intelligence present findings that connect economic vitality with ‘regional personalities’.
Associate Professor Martin Obschonka from the Queensland University of Technology and Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research along with researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (including Andrés Rodríguez-Pose)
Australia and the new municipalism
Simon White | This article looks at new approaches to local government in supporting economic development.
When market solutions are not enough
I recently spent a week in the northwest of Mozambique on an assignment for an international donor agency looking at how agriculture markets can drive economic development. Here are my reflections in Development Policy. There are many instances when market solutions are not enough to achieve private sector development. While
Does increasing urban density lead to economic growth?
Simon White | This article looks at whether increasing urban density is a driver for local economic growth.
The Local Business Environment and Decentralised Cooperation
Simon White | This article summarises the research results on local business environment reform.
Frugal innovations contribution to regional and economic development
I’ve been working on policy guidance to encourage frugal innovation (more on this later) and want to share my thoughts on the relevance of frugal innovation for regional and local economic development.
Frugal innovation has been promoted as a business management practice that can be applied in resource-constrained