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This book advances our understanding of resource-dependent regions
in developed economies in the 21st Century. It explores how rural
and small town places are working to find success in a new economy
marked by demographic, economic, social, cultural, political, and
environmental change. How are we to understand the changes and
transformations working through communities and economies? Where
are the trajectories of change leading these resource-dependent
places and regions? Drawing upon examples from Canada, USA, UK,
Australia, New Zealand, and the Nordic countries, these and other
questions are explored and addressed by constructing a critical
political economy framework of resource hinterland transition.
Towards a Political Economy of Resource Dependent Regions is a key
resource for students and researchers in geography, rural and
industrial sociology, economics, environmental studies, political
science, regional studies, and planning, as well as policy-makers,
those in industry and the private sector, and local and regional
development practitioners.
Access to quality services and community infrastructure are vital
parts of supporting sustainable and resilient rural and small town
places. Renewing outdated infrastructure and supporting the
delivery of services in rural communities present significant
challenges from the constrained fiscal and policy realities of the
21st century. Drawing upon contributors from five Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, this book
describes innovative service delivery and community infrastructure
models that are appropriate to the contemporary rural and
resource-dependent regions of developed economies. The examples
show that an entrepreneurial approach to service delivery and
infrastructure provision by local organizations and governments is
needed. Critical economic and community development supports are
crucial to assist creative and innovative sets of solutions that
work for small communities. Chapters in this book argue that
community development foundations for resilient rural and small
town communities and regions must be co-constructed and
co-delivered in partnership by both local and senior government
actors, in terms of both policy and committed resources. This
volume will be extremely valuable for students, scholars, and
community development practitioners exploring policy-making,
government initiatives, and community service provision in rural
and small town places.
This book advances our understanding of resource-dependent regions
in developed economies in the 21st Century. It explores how rural
and small town places are working to find success in a new economy
marked by demographic, economic, social, cultural, political, and
environmental change. How are we to understand the changes and
transformations working through communities and economies? Where
are the trajectories of change leading these resource-dependent
places and regions? Drawing upon examples from Canada, USA, UK,
Australia, New Zealand, and the Nordic countries, these and other
questions are explored and addressed by constructing a critical
political economy framework of resource hinterland transition.
Towards a Political Economy of Resource Dependent Regions is a key
resource for students and researchers in geography, rural and
industrial sociology, economics, environmental studies, political
science, regional studies, and planning, as well as policy-makers,
those in industry and the private sector, and local and regional
development practitioners.
Access to quality services and community infrastructure are vital
parts of supporting sustainable and resilient rural and small town
places. Renewing outdated infrastructure and supporting the
delivery of services in rural communities present significant
challenges from the constrained fiscal and policy realities of the
21st century. Drawing upon contributors from five Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, this book
describes innovative service delivery and community infrastructure
models that are appropriate to the contemporary rural and
resource-dependent regions of developed economies. The examples
show that an entrepreneurial approach to service delivery and
infrastructure provision by local organizations and governments is
needed. Critical economic and community development supports are
crucial to assist creative and innovative sets of solutions that
work for small communities. Chapters in this book argue that
community development foundations for resilient rural and small
town communities and regions must be co-constructed and
co-delivered in partnership by both local and senior government
actors, in terms of both policy and committed resources. This
volume will be extremely valuable for students, scholars, and
community development practitioners exploring policy-making,
government initiatives, and community service provision in rural
and small town places.
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