Southern Appalachian Handicraft Industry: Implications for Regional Economic Development

The Appalachian Regional Development Act and Economic Change

The Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 is one of the longest serving place-based regional development programs in the U.S., and is the largest in terms of geographic scope. I use county-level data from the 1960 thru 2000 Decennial Censuses to evaluate the effect of ARDA on poverty rates and real per capita incomes in Appalachia. The intent to treat parameter is identified in a differe...

Regional Economic Development Agencies in Canada: Lessons for Southern Ontario

Venture Capital Investment Patterns : Implications for Regional Economic Development

This thesis investigates the role of venture capital in regional economic development and presents results from a national survey of venture capital firms concerning the existence of capital gaps in the venture capital markets. In order to explore these issues, the author lays out the theoretical underpinnings of venture capital-oriented indigenous growth strategies and assesses the relationshi...

Finance Industry Restructuring: Implications for Regional Australia

The Australian financial system is undergoing a period of rapid change driven by the introduction of new technologies, changes in regulation and the emergence of new competitive forces. Consumers of financial services are being faced with an array of new products and charges as individual financial institutions respond to these challenges. Some consumers in smaller regional centres have experie...

Lopsided Regional Economic Development

China has performed under its new inter-governmental Fiscal System (so called “tax-sharing system”) for about seven years since 1994. The main contents of the system are the reallocation of governmental responsibilities and sharing of taxes between the central and provincial level. Theoretically, one of the main purposes is to realize equalization of public service all over the country. In fact...