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.

This publication offers a comprehensive and ground-breaking assessment of the new trends in the field of non-profit sector studies.

This book examines the principal routes through which enterprise creation can have a positive impact on local economies.

This book presents the lessons learned from the most recent experiences in seven countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy and the United States. This book proposes a strategy that governments can implement to improve governance...

This book sets out a vision of devolved economic development policies capable of responding to the challenges of globalisation.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Corporate Social Responsibility experiences and practices at the local level. It illustrates that partnerships provide a powerful mechanism for helping firms become more socially responsible.

This book identifies the strong potential of the local development approach to help regenerate the economies and societies of less developed regions and to bring greater local participation in the decision-making and actions that underpin ...

This book sets out a potential response to two major challenges facing OECD countries: the "youth problem", or the need to ensure that young people can play a full role in society, and the need to foster entrepreneurship for job creation.

This report looks at how social enterprises are likely to develop, taking stock of existing social enterprises and highlighting the more advanced experiments.