Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Private Finance and Economic Development City and Regional Investment

Local governments and development agencies are being called upon to take an increasing role in securing economic competitiveness and social cohesion in their cities and regions. But public budgets for these activities are being squeezed. In order to plug the funding gap, local agencies are increasingly developing frameworks and instruments to lever private finance into activities that the public sector has traditionally funded alone. This book shows how city and region authorities can optimise private financing for economic development purposes. Practical examples from North America and Europ. Read more... City And Regional Governments As Well As Development Agencies Will Learn From This Report How To Develop Their Own Toolbox Of Instruments And Structures For Leveraging Private Finance. What Role Can Private Financing Play In Local Economic Development? To Address This Issue, This Study Draws On Practical Examples From North America And Europe To Show How Municipal And Regional Authorities Can Capitalise On Private Financing For Economic Development Purposes. The Book Is For Policy Researchers, Entrepreneurs, Academia And Government Circles. Introduction -- Summary Of The Conference Proceedings -- Community Development -- Small- And Medium-sized Enterprises -- Small- And Medium-sized Enterprises -- Brownfield Redevelopment -- City Building In North America And Europe -- Transatlantic Comparisons -- Conclusion. Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development Preliminaries Contents 1. Introduction 2. Summary of the Conference Proceedings 3. Community Development 4. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 5. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Constratings and Possibilities in London 6. Brownfield Redevelopment 7. City Building in North America and Europe 8. Transatlantic Comparisons 9. Conclusion Appendix. Conference Programme.