Concept #9: Competition and competitiveness September 13, 2008
Shawn and Jorg discuss why some people are uncomfortable with the notion of competition, what the upside and downside of competition is, and how ... more
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Audio recordings and interviews
from TCI Conference´09
Finish Minister of Economic Affairs: Successes and Challenges of Finland
Prof. Mrs. Blomquist on trust at different levels in innovation systems
Madeline Smith on the mental models we have to change in cluster promotion
Podcast in Spanish
Category: Concepts
Concept #6: Market failure June 07, 2008
Shawn Cunningham and Jorg Meyer-Stamer discuss the issue of market failure: What is it? How can you address it? And how does it relate to other modes of organising economic transactions? more
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Category: Concepts
Concept #5: One stop shops March 01, 2008
Christian Schoen interviews David Walke on the subject of business registration. David explains the do's and don'ts in the introduction of one stop shops. more
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Category: Concepts
Concept #4: Social Capital February 01, 2008
Peter Knorringa (ISS, The Hague) explains what social capital is and how it can be addressed in LED. more
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Category: Concepts
Concept #3: Business Retention and Expansion September 16, 2007
Gerry Delaney, a South African LED consultant, explains the main features of the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) approach to LED. more
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Category: Concepts
Concept #2: Local enabling environment August 26, 2007
In this episode, we present a conversation that was recorded at mesopartner's Summer Academy on Local Economic Development. Jim Tanburn shares his views on the topic of "local enabling environment" -- what it is, and what can be done to promote it. Jim is an international consultant who ... more
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Category: Concepts
Concept #1 - What is a cluster? August 19, 2007
From now on, we will run parallel series on concepts, tools, cases, and specific issues. This is the first episode under 'concepts'. It addresses the topic of 'clusters' -- what are they, and why are they such in an issue in the context of local economic development? more
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