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Are they Surgeons? or are they Plumbers? Assessing the Role of Private Sector Consultants in Place Branding and Other Place-Based Economic Development Strategies

verfasst von: Evan Cleave, Godwin Arku, Merlin Chatwin

Erschienen in: Public Organization Review | Ausgabe 2/2019

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This study takes an in-depth look at the roles and utility of consultants in local economic development, focusing on whether there is ultimately a need for this outsourcing of policymaking. Through a series of in-depth interviews with municipal officials and consultants from Ontario, focus is specifically on place branding, a subfield of place-based local economic development. The findings indicate that while the consultants and local officials view themselves as vital in the policy development process, the use of consultants for most communities is actually problematic, as they generally lack the in-depth local knowledge needed for successful place branding.

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Titel: Are they Surgeons? or are they Plumbers? Assessing the Role of Private Sector Consultants in Place Branding and Other Place-Based Economic Development Strategies
verfasst von: Evan Cleave
Godwin Arku
Merlin Chatwin
Publikationsdatum: 02.10.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Public Organization Review / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-017-0396-0

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