TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bentley,Gill
AU  - Gibney,John
TI  - Regional development agencies and business change
T2  - Urban and regional planning and development
SN  - 0754612716
AV  - HT395.G7 R425 2000
U1  - 307.12 21
PY  - 2000///]
CY  - Aldershot, Hants, England
PB  - Burlington, VT, Ashgate
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - England
KW  - West Midlands
KW  - Wales
KW  - Economic policy
N1  - 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 --; 1; Regional Development Agencies and Business Change --; Pt. I; Organising for Regional Development in England and Wales --; 2; Whitehall, Devolution and the English Regions --; 3; The New English Regional Project: Integrating the Work of the RDAs with other Elements of Regional Planning, Development and Management --; 4; New Regional Development Agencies in England: Wicked Issues --; 5; Regional Development Agencies: The Experience of Wales --; Pt. II; Business Change and Regional Development in the West Midlands --; Preface to Part II: An Overview of the West Midlands Economy --; 6; The Automotive Industry: Change and Challenge for the RDAs --; 7; Towards an Innovation-Rich Regional System for Product and Process Development in Rubber and Plastics --; 8; Change and Development in the Business Services Sector: An Emerging Regional Agenda --; 9; The ICT Industries: Corporate Behaviour and Regional Change --; Conclusion --; 10; Some Critical Issues for Regional Development Agencies in England --; App; West Midlands Region - History Sources --; Index
ER  -