Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (Jan 2011)

A critical to the economic development model in the local area of Valencia. Strategies for possible redefined

  • Ricard Calvo Palomares

Journal volume & issue
no. 20
pp. 141 – 152

Abstract

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The emphasis today has taken the phenomenon of socioeconomicdevelopment planning, through implementation of measures to promote employment,promotion of business and/or revitalization of local resources, requires areference model with goals, a structure and operational means well defined. Onthis premise, in this article we reflect on the current model of local economic development-implanted since the early eighties, and analyzes its main shortcomings hypothesized background, the need for a time of economic crisis as the current modeland its central figure-Agent-Employment and Local Development to undertakea redefinition of its constituents to enable them to face the future with guaranteedsuccess.

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