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The conceptual and analytical focus provided by the `region¿ is in question because of relational and multi-scalar approaches, new methodologies and techniques and new modes and geographies of governance, policy and politics. This book provides a guide to contemporary debates and showcases contributions from the leading voices reflecting upon the current issues and debates.

This book explores the ways in which local governments in England reacted to the UK government's austerity measures after the 2008 crash. Andy Pike examines how local statecrafters act in a variety of realms, and questions the sustainability and resilience of the local state in the longer term.

This book aims to understand the predicaments of 'left behind places' and the scale of the policy challenge of 'levelling up' their economic prosperity. The case is made for a new, mission-oriented policy model to achieve this, which is now a prominent refrain in the political lexicon.

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Local and Regional Development provides an accessible, critical and integrated examination of local and regional development theory, institutions and policy in this changing context. Amidst its rising importance, the book addresses the fundamental issues of what kind of local and regional development and for whom?, its purposes, principles and values, frameworks of understanding, approaches and interventions throughout the world.nbspThe title ...

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Revised edition of the authors' Local and regional development, 2006.

From Latin American coffee and Thai silks to Danish furniture and Hollywood films, geographical associations add untold meaning and value to commodities. Yet while social science research has long focused on the 'country of origin' and its inextricable links to consumer behaviour, it has failed to develop critical ways of thinking about the geographies of brands and branding that encompass and extend beyond this national frame. Origination: Th...

Origination: The Geographies of Brands and Branding offers innovative theoretical and conceptual frameworks relating to the ways that actors create meaning and value in commodity brands and branding through processes of geographical association. * Provides innovative conceptualization and theorization to facilitate an understanding of the geographical dimensions of brands and branding * Challenges current interpretations of brands as vehicles ...

Revised edition of the authors' Local and regional development, 2006.