TY - BOOK AU - Dinç,Mustafa TI - Introduction to regional economic development: major theories and basic analytical tools SN - 9781785361340 U1 - 338.9 PY - 2015/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Edward Elgar KW - Regional economics KW - UK N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-177) and index N2 - This is a relatively simple and easy to read introduction of major regional and local economic development theories, their theoretical evolution and other relevant topics such as governance, institutions and local leadership within the globalization context. It also discusses some basic analytical tools and provides a template for them in an easy to use MS Excel spreadsheet application. It introduces conflict management procedures into regional development process and provides a regional decision support framework ER -