Comparative Local Economic Development: A Framework for Further Research |
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| Authors: | David Fasenfest |
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| Institution: | David Fasenfest is on the faculty of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Purdue University. He has written extensively on local economic development and public policy, with recent articles appearing in the Urban Affairs Quarterly, Journal of Urban Affairs, and Economic Development Quarterly. His current research examines community participation in economic development policy formation and the politics of race and class in setting local development agenda. |
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| Abstract: | Recent research on local economic development does not provide an adequate framework for anticipating the consequences of cross national policy transfer and emulation. The research focuses on case specific analysis of one or another program within specific national or economic situations, but such analyses are not structured by a common understanding of the forces which shape policy formation or implementation. This article argues that we must rethink how we understand local policy by combining state-centered and class-centered theories of local policy outcomes. It suggests that such an approach would provide a better basis for both anticipating policy outcomes and predicting transferability. |
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