Local Economy

1986 - 2024

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Volume 39, issue 1-2, 2024

Investing in technology to address labour shortages in UK fresh produce and horticulture: How does this redefine standards of good agricultural practice pp. 3-12

Lilian Korir, Archie Drake, Martin Collison, Carolina Camacho Villa, Elizabeth Sklar, Simon Pearson and Louise Manning

Economic shocks and employment shifts across industrial sectors in English regions pp. 13-41

Jason Begley, Glauco De Vita, David Jarvis and Andrew Jones

Booksellers as placemakers: Innovative roles of independent booksellers in high street retailing pp. 42-60

Regine Sønderland Saga, Nikos Ntounis, Gary Warnaby, Chris Gregory and Cathy Parker

Globalisation and competitive strategies of firms in traditional manufacturing sectors of the West Midlands pp. 61-83

Mamta Tripathi, David Jarvis and Kate Broadhurst

The evolution of regional policy in Switzerland: From a growth oriented to a challenge-led policy? pp. 84-91

Rahel Meili and Heike Mayer

Sentiment and success potential of farmers’ producer organizations: A systematic literature review pp. 92-104

Sayani Roy Chowdhury, Dona Ghosh and T Joji Rao

Volume 38, issue 8, 2023

Navigating Nepal’s development trajectory: The road to graduation from the LDC status and beyond pp. 721-726

Ghanshyam Gautam, Saugat Pratap Kc, Bikram Adhikari and Sushil Chandra Baral

The BRICS+: Who are they, why are they important, and what do they want? pp. 727-734

Andrew G Ross

Local governance of evolutionary entrepreneurial ecosystems: A case study in a low-density territory pp. 735-754

João Almeida and Ana Daniel

Trailblazer devolution deals: The next oxymoron in the policy litany of sub-national governance in England? pp. 755-772

Janice Morphet and John Denham

Place and mobility in Wales: Challenges and opportunities for reducing car use in a car-dependent, low-density country pp. 773-793

Luca Calafati, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal and Karel Williams

Place-based policies for the periphery? Policies for local development in sparsely populated areas in northern Sweden pp. 794-803

Josefina Syssner and Gissur Ó Erlingsson

Emergent concepts in local economic development pp. 804-826

Andrew Wear

Book Review: Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health pp. 827-829

Atikah Fajriani

Book Review: Managing the transition to a circular economy action plans in the tourism sector pp. 830-831

Moh. Hasan Basri and Redho Saputra

Book Review: Smart tourism-the impact of artificial intelligence and blockchain pp. 832-833

Rahmat Dilta Harahap, Setiadi M Noor, Indira Rosandry Ajeng Syahputri and Trisna Agung Pambudi

Volume 38, issue 7, 2023

Policing the spread of COVID-19 and the struggle for sustainable livelihood among informal workers in Nigeria pp. 631-649

Nsemba Edward Lenshie, Buhari Shehu Miapyen, Otu Akanu Otu, Aminu Idris and Michael I Ugwueze

How are the UK Core Cities responding to retail-related challenges in city centres? pp. 650-671

Sina Shahab and Brian Webb

Cultural and creative quarters: An analysis of their problems from a communication approach pp. 672-696

Jennifer García Carrizo

Building an inclusive ecosystem for minority and women entrepreneurs: A case study of Columbus pp. 697-716

Yasuyuki Motoyama, Henry Golatt and Harley Etienne

Book Review: Handbook on Tourism Planning pp. 717-718

Nicholas Wise

Volume 38, issue 6, 2023

Place building: The contribution of art and artistic entrepreneurship pp. 521-537

John Thompson and John Day

Entrepreneurial ecosystems, agency and regional development: Emergence and new path creation in the Cardiff city region pp. 538-561

Robert Huggins, Max Munday, Piers Thompson and Chen Xu

The politics of freeports – a place-based analysis of regional economic regeneration in the United Kingdom pp. 562-581

Matthew Cotton, David Tyfield, Nicholas Gray and Andy Yuille

Pro-environmental enterprise support: Developing a framework to unlock the potential of SMEs in sustainability transitions pp. 582-605

Bruno Gallotta, Polina Baranova and Fred Paterson

Nonprofit perspectives on managing food-insecurity operations during crisis pp. 606-616

Peter Tometi and Nicholas Wise

Reflections on high growth firms pp. 617-628

Yasuyuki Motoyama, Christina Henderson, Morgan Clevenger, Sameeksha Desai, Sehun Oh and Tijs Van Maasakkers

Volume 38, issue 5, 2023

The impact of COVID-19 on UK community finance institutions – Implications for local economic development pp. 423-442

PÃ¥l M Vik, Joanna Curtis and Karl T Dayson

Global connections from the second-tier: The trade performance of smaller southern US cities pp. 443-459

Ronald V Kalafsky and William Graves

Prospects for municipal stewardship as a national policy: A scoping review and thematic synthesis pp. 460-483

Micaela Mazzei, Gillian Murray and Danielle Hutcheon

Building an empirically grounded conceptual frame for business networking as a mechanism for pro-environmental business growth pp. 484-505

Fred Paterson, Bruno Gallotta and Polina Baranova

Green hydrogen and linkage-based development in Antofagasta, Chile pp. 506-517

Sören Scholvin

Volume 38, issue 4, 2023

Editorial: Sports, politics and legacy: Building back better? pp. 303-305

Pascal Ricordel, Geoff Whittam and Nicholas Wise

New notions of soft power: Impact rhetoric in mega-event bid documents pp. 306-311

Nicholas Wise and Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen

Community and the voluntary sector in a pandemic: The significant role of a local football club pp. 312-326

Alan McNiven and John Harris

Legacies and impacts of sports mega-events in Brazil: São Paulo as a host city for football matches pp. 327-346

Fillipe Soares Romano, Roberto Paolo Vico and Ricardo Ricci Uvinha

Does culture have transformative power to make the Olympic Games sustainable? pp. 347-368

Cécile Doustaly

Urban planning law in the face of the Olympic challenge: Between innovation and criticism of exceptional urban regeneration pp. 369-388

Geneviève Zembri-Mary and Virginie Engrand-Linder

Public policies and governance of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Potential impacts on territorial development in north-east Paris pp. 389-404

Alexia Gignon

The circular heritage model of Paris 2024 and its possible local legacy perspective pp. 405-417

Pascal Ricordel

Book review: A research agenda for place branding edited by Dominic Medway, Gary Warnaby and John Byrom, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, England, 2021 pp. 418-419

Nicholas Wise

Volume 38, issue 3, 2023

The impact of a rail network on socioeconomic inclusion: A ward-level analysis of Liverpool pp. 199-225

Billy Southern

Policy ‘R&D’, capacity and advocacy in English Combined Authorities pp. 226-241

Geoff Bates, Charles Larkin, Nick Pearce and Laura Smyth

Mapping complexity in deglobalisation: A typology of economic localisms from ‘hyper-localism’ to ‘strategic autonomy’ pp. 242-263

Thomas SJ Smith

The potential importance of exploiting export markets for CO2 transport and storage services in realising the economic value of Scottish CCS pp. 264-281

Karen Turner, Antonios Katris, Abdoul Karim Zanhouo, Christian Calvillo and Julia Race

Place-making in the Mersey Dee before and after Brexit and COVID-19 disruption: A typology of companies and their engagement with their localities and key actors pp. 282-299

Paul Hildreth and Maria Hinfelaar

Volume 38, issue 2, 2023

Disneyland in Hong Kong: American image, glocally renowned pp. 95-99

Lujain Bafagih and Nicholas Wise

Prospects for growth and prosperity in West Cumbria: Nuclear decommissioning and regional economic adjustment pp. 100-118

Allen Scott

A regional analysis of the competitiveness of industries in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa pp. 119-138

Roan Jan Neethling, Ewert PJ Kleynhans and Precious Mncayi

Highway engineering and land use change in peri-urban Nairobi: Assessing inclusive development outcomes for host communities in the Northern Bypass corridor pp. 139-154

Catherine W Gateri and K’Akumu Oa

Craft breweries and local place development – Perspectives from a Scandinavian context pp. 155-176

Cecilia Dalborg, Wilhelm Skoglund, Anne Wally Ryan, Lovisa Högberg, Eivind Junker, Øystein Rennemo and Yvonne von Friedrichs

Creative industries spatial policy in the United Kingdom, 1995–present pp. 177-186

Jon Swords and Rebecca Prescott

Gender and enterprise: The use of entrepreneurship support organisations by men and women pp. 187-196

Colin Gilfillan and Andrew Jones

Volume 38, issue 1, 2023

Encountering weak signals: Economic development practitioners’ perceptions of remote work arrangements pp. 3-21

Sarah Taghvai Soroui

Food bank practices, local development and the potential of community wealth building and universal basic services in the UK pp. 22-41

Richard Philip Lee, Pamela Louise Graham, Emma Croft and Katie L Hackett

The persistence of hidden unemployment among incapacity claimants in large parts of Britain pp. 42-60

Christina Beatty and Steve Fothergill

Coopetition outside the market economy: Oxfordshire’s community food initiatives as a case study pp. 61-79

Emma Burnett

UK local government experience of COVID-19 Lockdown: Local responses to global challenges pp. 80-91

Richard Machin