KUOTSAI TOM LIOU <br/><br/>
Regional and local economic development issues in the United States 

 - New York :  Marcel Dekker,  2000 
<br/><br/> The purpose of this symposium is to address several policy and managerial issues related to regional and local economic development in the United States. This symposium introduction first reviews the background information of regional and local economic development and then provides a summary of key issues or findings reported inteh symposium articles. The issues and findings identified include: the development of state economic development strategies, the problem of local and regional development strategies, the relationship between government regulation and economic development, the use of strategic management inlocal economic development, and the support of community-based development organizations