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Wellness in Local Economic Development

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This chapter explores the core topic of this book, the role of wellness in urban economic development. Discussion starts with a brief description of the major trends behind the wellness revolution and continues with a brief introduction to the wellness economy. From the characterization of the wellness economy, the discussion moves to local policy making, followed by a brief outline of local asset analysis, which helps to determine the initial local conditions for wellness-oriented economic development. The last section of the chapter provides an outline of the preconditions for wellness-oriented cluster policy.

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    Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko

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Anttiroiko, AV. (2018). Wellness in Local Economic Development. In: Wellness City. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75562-5_4

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