John Fenwick is Professor Emeritus of Public Management at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.Lorraine Johnston is Senior Lecturer of Public Leadership and Enterprise at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.

"This is an informative study and one that could usefully create some controversy on the role of local government and agencies within liberal democratic government. The study packs in a substantive quantity and quality of research and critical analysis."- Jim Chandler Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Local Government Studies

• 1. Introduction 2. Public Enterprise and Local Entrepreneurship in Europe and Beyond 3. Local Government Partnerships, Economic Development and Enterprise 4. Place and Place-Making 5. Public Enterprise, Innovation and Collaboration 6. The Enterprising Local State? 7. Towards a Model of the New Public Enterprise 8. Conclusions and Future Directions

John Fenwick is Professor Emeritus of Public Management at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.Lorraine Johnston is Senior Lecturer of Public Leadership and Enterprise at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.

"This is an informative study and one that could usefully create some controversy on the role of local government and agencies within liberal democratic government. The study packs in a substantive quantity and quality of research and critical analysis."- Jim Chandler Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Local Government Studies

• 1. Introduction 2. Public Enterprise and Local Entrepreneurship in Europe and Beyond 3. Local Government Partnerships, Economic Development and Enterprise 4. Place and Place-Making 5. Public Enterprise, Innovation and Collaboration 6. The Enterprising Local State? 7. Towards a Model of the New Public Enterprise 8. Conclusions and Future Directions

John Fenwick is Professor Emeritus of Public Management at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.Lorraine Johnston is Senior Lecturer of Public Leadership and Enterprise at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.

"This is an informative study and one that could usefully create some controversy on the role of local government and agencies within liberal democratic government. The study packs in a substantive quantity and quality of research and critical analysis."- Jim Chandler Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Local Government Studies

• 1. Introduction 2. Public Enterprise and Local Entrepreneurship in Europe and Beyond 3. Local Government Partnerships, Economic Development and Enterprise 4. Place and Place-Making 5. Public Enterprise, Innovation and Collaboration 6. The Enterprising Local State? 7. Towards a Model of the New Public Enterprise 8. Conclusions and Future Directions