Local Economic Development

While globalization is a key reality that influences the day- to- day lives of millions of people around world today, the latest global trend is towards a boost to local economic development. ISED has its contribution to both theory and practice of local economic development, and such activities are coordinated by a specialized Center of the Institute, called ‘Center for Globalization and Local Economic Development’. Please find some of our titles in this area.

  • Can Flexible Specialisation be the Alternative? An Exploratory Study on Cane and Bamboo Industry
  • Collective Approach to Poverty Alleviation in India :A National Study
  • Data-Base of Infrastructure in Kerala with Special Reference to Electricity/ Energy
  • Data-base of the Fisheries Sector in Kerala
  • Data-base of the Kerala Economy Relating to Agriculture and Allied Activities
  • Decentralised  Planning for Small Enterprise Development
  • Decentralised Planning for Small Enterprise Development, An Experiment at Kalady, Kerala, South India (Report on local-level Skill Mapping).
  • Development of Small Enterprise Clusters: An Alternative Approach
  • India: MSMEs and the Enterprise Eco-system
  • India: The Regional Ecosystem and MSMEs
  • India: The Regional MSME Scene
  • Industrial Clusters: Opportunities and Challenges
  • International Conference on Local Economic Development and SMEs: A Report
  • Liberalisation From Below : Towards an Alternative Agenda
  • MSME Cluster Financing in India: A Regional Study
  • Parentage and Entrepreneurial Performance  : A Study  on Small-scale Industries
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes and Structural Changes in the Rural Economy
  • Project Report on Special Employment Programme in Alleppey District, Kerala.
  • Project Report on Special Employment Programme in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu.
  • Rural  Development Programmes in Idukki District,  Kerala
  • Rural Economic Transition: Non farm and Micro Enterprises
  • Rural Industrialisation : The Science and Technology Gaps
  • Rural Industrialisation and Public Policy : Some Crucial Issues
  • Small and Medium Enterprises in Local Economic Development: Cochin Declaration.
  • Small Enterprises and Regional Development -Challenges and Choices
  • The Hidden Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Performance : A Study on Parentage
  • Towards an Alternative Approach to the Development of Traditional Industries: A Study on Cane and Bamboo.
  • 'Urban Informal Sector' : How It Should be Understood? (O.P. No. 35)