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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Bloomberg CityLab: What Drastic Cuts to Philly Transit Mean for Riders, Regional Economy
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos Date published: 2025-09-03 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.Get today's top stories and ideas...
Local Economies (UK): Growth would make all the Government’s challenges easier to solve – but it is not straining every sinew to achieve it
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Jisola Onifade Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Between all the talk of ‘broken Britain’ and the critiques of such ‘miserabilist’ analyses, it’s sometimes quite hard to figure...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: North East Automotive Alliance to deliver new skills plan
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) has been appointed as the Employer Representative Body for the region’s new...
Local Economies (UK): Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A crackdown on international students in Britain could hurt struggling cities where...
Centre for Cities: City Minutes: The role of universities in city economies
Source: Centre for Cities Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Rob Johnson, Analyst, and Xuanru Lin, Researcher, to discuss the findings of our latest briefing...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: Regional commissions deliver infrastructure where it matters most
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] In a report released in January 2025, we compared the effectiveness of the three largest multi-state federally chartered...
Local Economies (UK): Night-time ‘deserts’ forming across UK as bars and clubs close
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: James Bayley Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A quarter of Britain’s late-night venues have vanished since 2020, sparking warnings of "night-time deserts" across the...
Upjohn Research: Abundance Strategies Should Promote Abundant Jobs in Distressed Places
Source: Upjohn Research Author: Timothy J. Bartik Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A prominent recent policy debate is about “abundance policies”: policies to make it easier to build housing or infrastructure,...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: Europe’s difficult trade-off between military and welfare spending: the Italian case
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The idea of building a three-mile suspension bridge between Sicily and Italy’s mainland was notoriously a pet project of...