Regional and Local Economic Analysis for Practitioners: Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Avrom Bendavid-Val (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0275937518 | ISBN-13: 978-0275937515 | Publication Date: February 28, 1991 | Edition: 4

This is the fourth edition of Avrom Bendavid-Val's classic book that has become a standard for practitioners and students in public administration, urban and regional planning, and regional economics. Last revised in 1983, the work once again provides a comprehensive practitioner-oriented study of the state of the art of regional and local economic development planning, with emphasis on specific project activity arrived at through an analysis of the regional economic context. The book is written in a straightforward style, free of technical terms and jargon, and is suitable for readers without an extensive background in economics, mathematics, or statistics. In addition, all analytical work is presented in a form that can be carried out without the use of vast databases or computers. Bendavid-Val divides his work into five basic parts, each covering a different feature or method of analysis and planning. Part one introduces important aspects of the overall economic and development context within which the methods of regional analysis are used. Parts two, three, and four offer an introduction to common descriptive methods of analysis for use in regional planning, covering aggregate regional analysis, intraregional analysis, and project identification and evaluation. Finally, part five deals with approaches to regional development planning, providing help in selecting the methods that will be most useful in a given situation. A selected bibliography concludes the book. This work contains everything the practitioner or beginning student needs in order to understand what regional and local economic development is all about, as well as to acquire the basic analytical skills to plan for, design, and carry out such a process. Public and academic libraries will find this updated and expanded edition to be a significant addition to their collections, and for students and practitioners in regional planning and development, it will be an essential reference source.

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About the Author

AVROM BENDAVID-VAL is Research Associate at the Center for Development Policy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the author of a number of books, including three previous editions of this work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback; 4 edition (February 28, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275937518
• ISBN-13: 978-0275937515
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,053,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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