Local Responses to Industrial Restructuring in Austria
Local Responses to Industrial Restructuring in Austria

Author: Local Economic and Employment Development (Program)

Publisher: OECD

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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Assesses the varied policies and programmes that Australian Federal ministries have moved successfully to adapt to suit the changing circumstances. Describes how they could be improved and given more overall cohesion and what lessons the Austrian experience holds for other countries, both OECD Members and the countries in transition.

Leadership and Local Power in European Rural Development
Leadership and Local Power in European Rural Development

Author: Imre Kovách

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1351922572

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Contemporary processes of economic, social, political and cultural restructuring are having profound impacts on the form and function of rural areas within the countries of the European Union and beyond. Furthermore, rural development policies and programmes at EU and national levels have been critical in shaping the responses of different rural areas across Europe to these wider processes of restructuring. Contrasting empirical studies of ten European countries, this volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the restructuring processes and the various national, regional and local rural development programmes. Adopting a different national perspective in each chapter, it focuses particularly on issues of power and leadership in the evolution and administration of these programmes. Five broad issues are examined in each case: socio-economic changes in rural areas, the administrative context in which rural development and political activities take place, the sociological context, the political control of rural development, and the use of different discourses of rurality in shaping the development process.

Integration and Transition in Europe
Integration and Transition in Europe

Author: Grzegorz Gorzelak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1135124590

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With the harmonization of the EU economies, and issues of EU enlargement and integration with Europe's transition economies topping the political agenda, the economic geography of Europe is being recast. This important volume analyses the spatial implications of the integration-transition process, and examines key issues such as north-south and east-west divides, regional cooperation and cross-border dynamics.

Global Challenge and Local Response
Global Challenge and Local Response

Author: Walter B. Stöhr

Publisher: United Nations University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780720120646

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The volume grew out of research undertaken as a part of the UN University's European Perspectives Project. It addresses the consequences of the failure of large-scale industrial enterprise, and the inability of central government policies to cope with the results of economic restructuring, in a series of comparative case studies showing how local communities throughout Europe (East and West, rural and industrial) have responded to economic dislocation and decline, and how these local initiatives have become the basis for economic regeneration. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Local Management for More Effective Employment Policies
Local Management for More Effective Employment Policies

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 1998-04-03

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9264162720

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This publication looks at the decentralisation of active labour market policies in OECD countries and shows how local employment management can lead to the implementation of more effective policies.

Austria
Austria

Author: Michael Mitchell

Publisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Offers a selective, annotated bibliography of publications on Austria, with an emphasis, where possible, on works published in English. Covers all areas, from language to sport, including history and political institutions, literature, the media, flora and fauna, finance, and business. Includes an introductory overview of Austria's history. For academic specialists, general readers, business people, and tourists. The author is a literary translator. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Economy in Society
Economy in Society

Author: Michael J. Piore

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0262018241

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Prominent economists discuss internal labor markets, the dynamics of immigration, labor market regulation, and other key topics in the work of Michael J. Piore. In Economy in Society, five prominent social scientists honor Michael J. Piore in original essays that explore key topics in Piore's work and make significant independent contributions in their own right. Piore is distinctive for his original research that explores the interaction of social, political, and economic considerations in the labor market and in the economic development of nations and regions. The essays in this volume reflect this rigorous interdisciplinary approach to important social and economic questions. M. Diane Burton's essay extends our understanding of internal labor markets by considering the influence of surrounding firms; Natasha Iskander builds on Piore's theory of immigration with a study of Mexican construction workers in two cities; Suzanne Berger highlights insights from Piore's work on technology and industrial development; Andrew Schrank takes up the theme of regulatory discretion; and Charles Sabel discusses theories of public bureaucracy.