The study of processes shaping the economic growth and development of regions, especially policy issues from Australian and international perspectives. Factors determining the structure of a regional economy; reasons for regional disparities in growth and development; factors explaining regional employment and wage differentials; aims and instruments of regional policy; limitations of governments' involvement in regional development; how a specific of regional development affects business strategies; international experience in regional development and policies. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Lionel Frost
Prerequisites: Students must have passed two units from the following: ECG1102 or ECW1102 and ECG2731 or ECW2731 before undertaking this unit.
