Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2020 Rebuilding Better

Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2020 Rebuilding Better
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264446230

The impact of COVID-19 on local jobs and workers dwarfs those of the 2008 global financial crisis. The 2020 edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Development considers the short-term impacts on local labour markets as well as the longer-term implications for local development.

Job Creation and Local Economic Development

Job Creation and Local Economic Development
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2014-11-19
Genre:
ISBN: 926421500X

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery.

Boosting Social Enterprise Development

Boosting Social Enterprise Development
Author: Collectif
Publisher: OECD
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9264268510

Social enterprises are long-standing agents of inclusive growth and democratisation of the economic and social spheres, and they have proved resilient to economic adversity all the while addressing socio-economic challenges in innovative ways, re-integrating people back to the labour market, and contributing to overall social cohesion. This compendium derives policy lessons for boosting social enterprises from the analysis of 20 initiatives in several EU member-countries, covering a range of policy areas from legal frameworks, finance, market access, and support structures, to education and skills.

Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development

Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development
Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2007-10-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 073914121X

Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development delves into the current thinking on local entrepreneurship development programs and evaluates ways in which practitioners can implement successful entrepreneurship practices. Examining the role and potential for entrepreneurship programs in local economic development strategies, contributors to this edited collection have many years of experience working with entrerpreneurship initiatives in state and local governments. Focused on theory and case study, Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development examines conceptual issues involved in creating entrepreneurship programs as well as practical examples of programs organized by state, regional, and local agencies.

Entrepreneurship, Geography, and American Economic Growth

Entrepreneurship, Geography, and American Economic Growth
Author: Zoltan J. Acs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2006-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139456636

The spillovers in knowledge among largely college-educated workers were among the key reasons for the impressive degree of economic growth and spread of entrepreneurship in the United States during the 1990s. Prior 'industrial policies' in the 1970s and 1980s did not advance growth because these were based on outmoded large manufacturing models. Zoltan Acs and Catherine Armington use a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship to explain new firm formation rates in regional economies during the 1990s period and beyond. The fastest-growing regions are those that have the highest rates of new firm formation, and which are not dominated by large businesses. The authors of this text also find support for the thesis that knowledge spillovers move across industries and are not confined within a single industry. As a result, they suggest, regional policies to encourage and sustain growth should focus on entrepreneurship among other factors.

Making Sense of Incentives

Making Sense of Incentives
Author: Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0880996684

Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.

The Social Economy

The Social Economy
Author: Antonella Noya
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2007
Genre: Globalization
ISBN:

Social economy -- also known as "non-profit" or "third sector" -- organizations have grown in number and relevance, contributing to employment, social inclusion, democratic participation and community building. Much remains to be done, however, to create the necessary enabling environment to support their creation and development and to mainstream the sector in economic and social policies. This publication offers new insights into the economic theory of social economy organizations, their role in an evolving political and economic context, and the links to local development and the empowerment of users. Building on theoretical and empirical developments in OECD member countries, the publication also presents the main challenges for the social economy in Central East and South East Europe. Recommendations for action are included.--Publisher's description.

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Author: Wim Naudé
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-12-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230295150

Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state.