4: Players that influence economic change

• Players/ stakeholders


  Individuals or organisations with an interest or influence in actions or decisions
• Public Players Examples

  • Local governments ( local planning )
  • National government (department planning eg. education, transport )
  • Transnational governments ( the EU )
• Private players Examples

  • TNCs
  • NGOs
  • Small businesses
  • Local community groups
• Player: Local government

  • Type of player: Public
  • What do they do: Planning and implementation at a local scale such as for a city
• Player: National government

  • Type of player: Public
  • What do they do: department planning such as for education, transport and environmental management
• Player: Transnational government - EU

  • Type of player: Public
  • What do they do: The EU provide grants for infrastructure development
• Player: Local community

  • Type of player: Private
  • What do they do: Concerned about their immediate area
• Player: NGOs

  • Type of player: Private
  • Example: National Trust
• What causes economic change

  • Interactions of a considerable number of players/ stakeholders which bring around economic change, which affects places and people at a variety of scales
• Regeneration

  Large scale improvements made to an area