Regional development agencies and business change /
edited by Gill Bentley and John Gibney.
- xix, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
- Urban and regional planning and development .
- Urban and regional planning and development. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index.
List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Map -- Introduction -- Regional Development Agencies and Business Change -- Organising for Regional Development in England and Wales -- Whitehall, Devolution and the English Regions -- The New English Regional Project: Integrating the Work of the RDAs with other Elements of Regional Planning, Development and Management -- New Regional Development Agencies in England: Wicked Issues -- Regional Development Agencies: The Experience of Wales -- Business Change and Regional Development in the West Midlands -- Preface to Part II: An Overview of the West Midlands Economy -- The Automotive Industry: Change and Challenge for the RDAs -- Towards an Innovation-Rich Regional System for Product and Process Development in Rubber and Plastics -- Change and Development in the Business Services Sector: An Emerging Regional Agenda -- The ICT Industries: Corporate Behaviour and Regional Change -- Conclusion -- Some Critical Issues for Regional Development Agencies in England -- West Midlands Region - History Sources -- Index. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App.