Oliver Cowart

Entrepreneurial Governance in the Neoliberal Era

Local Government and the Automotive Industry

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a study of the construction of automotive assembly plants during the neoliberal era, this book examines the shift towards entrepreneurial local governance in the U.S, analysing the incentivization of private investment and the reorientation of local governments towards assisting with the management of transnational capital flows.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780367620233
• ISBN-10: 0367620235
• Artikelnr.: 67825478

Autorenporträt

Oliver Cowart is a former assistant professor of sociology at Paine College, U.S.A.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction, Context, Cases 2. Theorizing Local Development Strategies
3. Patterns in the Industry - Patterns in Location 4. The Industrial
Recruitment of Automotive Assembly Plants in the South 5. The Business of
Partnerships 6. The Political and Economic in Partnership 7. Axiomatic? A
Weird, Blurred Line Appendix 1: Greenfield Plant Locations and Incentives
Packages Detail Appendix 2: Sample of Interview Prompts