Organising Local Economic Development: The Role of Development Agencies and Companies

Development processes occur within a wider geographical area than local government, and in some cases encompass a broader scope than provincial or national governments. Thus substantial inter-governmental co-operation and public-private partnership are needed. This book identifies how development agencies and companies work, what they do and what constitutes success and value added. It explores international practices in a variety of locations and contexts, and defines both the success factors and the challenges associated with economic development agencies and companies.Table of Content :ForewordPrefaceExecutive summaryChapter 1. An introduction to development agenciesChapter 2. The history and diversity of development agenciesChapter 3. The value-added of development agenciesChapter 4. Development agency creation, evolution, performance and reviewChapter 5. The role of the local development systemChapter 6. The roles, tools and relationships of development agenciesChapter 7. The operational features of development agencies - governance, operations, resources and accountabilityChapter 8. Learning from international development agency experienceAnnex A. Sixteen Development Agency Case Studies- Abyssinian Development Corporation New York- AucklandPlus Auckland- Barcelona Activa- Bilbao Metropoli-30 (The Association for the Revitalisation of Metropolitan Bilbao)- BiILBAO-Ría 2000- Build Toronto and Invest Toronto- Cape Town Partnership- Creative Sheffield- HafenCity Hamburg GmbH- Johannesburg Development Agency- Liverpool Vision- Madrid Global (Office for International Strategy and Action)- Milano Metropoli- New York City Economic Development Corporation- Prospect Leicestershire