WALSH, Peter <br/><br/>
Improving government`s response to local communities :  is place management an answer ? 

 - Oxford :  Blackwell Publishers Limited,  June 2001 
<br/><br/> The notion of place management is emerging in public sector discourse as a potential solution to improve governments`s responses to issues confronting local communities, particularly those experiencing high levels of economic and social disadvantage. Despite the increased currency of the term, there is a degree of confunsion surrounding what it actually means. And it is not always clear what is meant by the notion of "place". This article attempts to clarify a working definition of "place management" and to explore the policy and admnistrative implications for governments in adopting a place management approach