An approach to the status of the Local Development (LDA) in the process of creating a new industrial districts

Abstract

A local development model such as the one we have in place, appeared in the mid–eighties in response to a situation of serious economic and social crisis, today introduced major structural deficiencies, many of which have been de facto rise over the years without anyone has picked up the baton to complete these gaps. In this paper we emphasize one that we think is very visible at the moment: before flowering continuous industrial estates–theoretical source of local employment–denote the basic tool created by the model of local development agents and Employment Development Local –LDAE or simply LDA– are pushed aside in the process of design and concept, devoting their professional tasks complementary to the previous ones. Based on a survey conducted in the district of La Ribera Alta (Valencia), we want to highlight this situation and think about the major factors that cause.