Community economic development models (CEDM) have become the latest fashion in the field of regional development policy. However, CEDM means different things to different people, including institutional building at the community level, economic development in a specific geographical area, bottom-up rather than top-down development or the development of a community enterprise. This paper focuses on the most contentious aspect of this approach to regional development policy - capacity and opportunity - in order to draw some conclusions and recommendations about the viability of CEDM for regional communities. It draws on research literature from Canada and Australia to inform this debate.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Policy and administration
Research Field:	Public policy
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Government and politics
Objective Field:	Government and politics not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	McCall, TJ (Dr Tony McCall)
ID Code:	29200
Year Published:	2003
Deposited By:	Government
Deposited On:	2003-08-01
Last Modified:	2010-06-18
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