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许多事不好解释。

世行以及ILO（国际劳工组织）等重要IO都设有LED专属部门。
LED即我碰巧要读的Local Economic Development（地方经济发展），详细解释及案例见世行网页，点击这里。

其实在放弃LSE欧洲研究所之后才清楚LED究竟是怎么一回事；才清楚这个MSc的学位被设立在伦敦的Institution of Economic Development（经济发展研究所）所认可，外加三年相关工作经验便可获得工作职位；也才明白Development绝不等同我曾经修过的第三世界发展学。总之也算是冥冥中的天意。

Introduction简介

In recent years rapid technological and informational changes, industrial restructuring and integration have been radically realigning production structures and fostering an unprecedented drive toward the globalisation of the world economy. World trade has expanded at twice the rate of output and national governments have slowly but decidedly given up their protectionist policies to engage in the new global markets. In this context, local and regional economies increasingly need new responses and demand specialist skills to exploit the opportunities these changes offer. 

近年来技术与信息革新的日新月异，及产业的重组与联合，根本上改变了产品结构并推动了空前的世界经济全球化浪潮。世界贸易以两倍于产出增长率的速度扩张，各国政府迟缓但又坚定地放弃了贸易保护论的政策而加入新的全球市场。在这种形势下，地方与区域经济日益需要新的回馈，并需要有新专业来发现这些变迁所带来的机遇。

Aims and objectives of the programme主旨

The MSc in Local Economic Development establishes both the conceptual base and the analytical skills that are needed to harness local and regional economic change and help develop the capacity of institutions as agents of development. Its key concern is with the variety of ways in which national and regional governments and local agencies may be mobilised, managed and co-ordinated with the private sector in order to stimulate local economies. Students will also develop an understanding of the local, national and international trends in business organisation, and a knowledge of the variety of agents that constitute the governance of local and regional economies. The course emphasises management techniques of local capacity building, attracting investment, network building, project development, focusing also on the rationale and impact of regional and local development policies and on the role of institutions.

The one-year programme draws upon the expertise of a group of LSE researchers who are key contributors to research on local and regional economic development. In addition there are regular contributions from the world of practice.