Reinventing local and regional economies /
Recent US economic history is rife with examples of cities and regions that have experienced significant decline. Many of those localities began to slide after decades, even generations, of feeling immune to economic disaster. Boeing and Kodak, the steel industry in Pittsburg, and the automotive ind...
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
2012
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| Series: | Public administration and public policy.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the Author; The Reinvention of Local and Regional Economies: A Word about the Case Study Approach; Section I: Political Foundations for Economic Reinvention; 1
- Is There Such a Thing as a Static Local Economy?; 2
- Taking the Long-Term View and Managing Expectations; 3
- Economic Development Seen as an Investment; Section II: Community Development as a Precursor to Economic Reinvention; 4
- Building Bridges between the Public and Private Sectors; 5
- Creating Support Systems and Clusters.
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- Tending to the ProductSection III: Basic Strategic Foundations For Economic Growth and Economic Development; 7
- Distinguishing between Economic Growth and Economic Development; 8
- Stabilizing Economies through Diversification; 9
- Coordinating Land Use and Other Local and Regional Planning; 10
- Target Industries and Community Assets; 11
- Encouraging Technology Transfer from Colleges and Universities to Stimulate Economic Development; Section IV: Marketing for Business Relocation and Expansion; 12
- Reality versus Perceptions and Truth in Advertising.
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- The Growth of Entrepreneurial Businesses as a Complement to Business Attraction and Retention14
- Best (and Worst) Practices in the Use of Incentives for Business Attraction; 15
- Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
