Essential Economic Development

A Foundation Course for Local and Regional Economic Development

17 lessons, 2.5 hours. Learn the fundamentals of local and regional economic development for free.

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Access the course via our community learning site here. The 17 lessons are structured as follows:

1. Rationale for Local and Regional Economic Development
2. Overview of themes and functions
3. Understanding economics and economic trends
4. Megatrends
5. Theory of Economic Development
6. Policy
7. Strategy
8. Intelligence & insight
9. Industrial development & clusters
10. Enterprise & entrepreneurship
11. Inward investment / FDI
12. Labour markets
13. Education & skills
14. Economic Participation, Employability and Unemployment
15. Poverty & inequality
16. Place & infrastructure
17. Low carbon, climate change & sustainability

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