Books that we recommend

Clicking on one of the items in this list will take you to the mesopartner bookstore at Amazon. There you will find a list of books on a specific topic that, based on our experience, are highly useful for practitioners. 

Quality Infrastructure  November 24, 2010

By:Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

The Relevance of Quality Infrastructure to Promote Innovation Systems in Developing Countries more

mesopartner Annual Report 2009 July 22, 2010

The year 2009 was a year of sorrow and sadness for mesopartner due to the unexpected death of Jörg Meyer-Stamer. more

mesopartner Annual Report 2008 August 12, 2009

This Annual Report 2008 looks back on a year of change and innovation within mesopartner. more

Category: Books

Value Chain Promotion December 20, 2008

By:Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Principles and Practice at National and Territorial Level. mesopartner monograph #3 more

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Category: Manuals

The Compass Manual November 20, 2008

The Compass of Local Competitiveness is a tool for monitoring, strategising and action planning in territorial development. This manual is work in progress. Please share your impressions and experiences with us!  more

Category: Manuals

PACA Book of Checklists October 01, 2008

The PACA Book of Checklists contains checklists and detailed step-by-step instructions that explain how to do run a successful PACA Exercise.  more

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Category: Manuals

How to conduct a PACA October 01, 2008

The volume contains a narrative explanation of how to apply the PACA method. It takes you through all the steps from the build-up through the fieldwork and to action planning.  more

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Category: Books

Building Competitive Rural Locations September 19, 2008

By:Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Local economic development around agriculture and agriprocessing: Cases and concepts. mesopartner monograph #2 more

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Category: Books

Creating Prosperous Towns September 11, 2008

By:Jörg Meyer-Stamer

How to launch and sustain local economic development in developing and transformation countries. mesopartner monograph #1 more

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Category: Case Studies

Tourism value chain, Da Nang, Vietnam August 01, 2008

By:Christian Schoen

Category: Case Studies

Report on Local Economic Development Study Tour for a Group of South African Practitioners, June 2008 June 30, 2008

By:Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Category: Case Studies

Assessment of impact of the RALIS for the clothing and textiles sector in the Western Cape June 03, 2008

By:John Lawson,Stuart Gottschalk

Category: Annual Reports

mesopartner Annual Report 2007 June 01, 2008