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Human-Capital-Centred Regionalism In Economic Development: A Case Of Analytics Outpacing Institutions?, Laura Wolf-Powers
Human-Capital-Centred Regionalism In Economic Development: A Case Of Analytics Outpacing Institutions?, Laura Wolf-Powers
Laura Wolf-Powers
Drawing on the case of the Delaware Valley Innovation Network, a regional consortium funded under the US Department of Labor, the paper argues that sophisticated analytical tools developed to facilitate workforce- and occupation-led economic development are running ahead of the institution-building required to put new approaches into practice. There are two main reasons for this. First, tensions persist around the role of the public-sector workforce system in regional development initiatives. Secondly, regional stakeholders disagree about whether ‘knowledge economy’ investments should include the training of manufacturing, transport and logistics workers. The documentation of regional occupational specialisations, ‘talent gap’ analyses and the …
Teaching Planners To Deal: The Pedagogical Value Of A (Simulated) Economic Development Negotiation, Laura Wolf-Powers
Teaching Planners To Deal: The Pedagogical Value Of A (Simulated) Economic Development Negotiation, Laura Wolf-Powers
Laura Wolf-Powers
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Community Benefits Agreements In A Value Capture Context, Laura Wolf-Powers
Community Benefits Agreements In A Value Capture Context, Laura Wolf-Powers
Laura Wolf-Powers
No abstract provided.