Reinventing local and regional economies
By: Gerald L. Gordon
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781439846247
Subjects: Economic policy; Community development; Regional planning
Description: 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 industry in Detroit all expected to make it golden into the distant future. Tapping into the available body of knowledge as well as- through nearly 70 interviews--the experiences of those who lived and worked in those times in cities around the United States--to identify the most effective strategies, Reinventing Local and Regional Economies delineates the dos and don'ts to observe in order to sustain economic vitality in any community. [...] A comparative analysis of results from one community to another across a wide range of case studies, this book puts into clear context the observations about what works not only in one locale but in communities with common features facing common issues and getting similar results. Using case studies and real world examples of successes and failures, Dr. Gordon provides the tools to develop a proactive strategy that positions your community for surviving and thriving regardless of external stresses and adverse economic conditions that may be out of your control. --Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The case study approach; title: Lessons from the formula for economic growth on main street America; title: Political foundations for economic reinvention; title: Exposing the notion that a local economy can remain static; title: Taking the long-term view and managing expectations : the horizon for elected officials; title: Economic development seen as an investment; title: (Case studies: Fairfax County, Milwaukee); title: Community development as a precursor to economic reinvention; title: Building bridges between the public and private sectors; title: (Case studies: Rochester, Allentown, Buffalo); title: Creating support systems and clusters; title: (Case studies: Lexington, Kentucky; Pittsburgh; Dayton; Kansas City, Phoenix); title: Enhancing a community's assets for business attraction: tending to the product; title: (Case studies: Baltimore, Las Vegas/Water); title: Basic strategic foundations for economic growth and economic development; title: Distinguishing between economic growth and economic development; title: Stabilizing economies through diversification; title: (Case studies: Seattle, Detroit, Fairfax County, Birmingham, Tulsa, Charlotte); title: Coordinating land use and other local and regional planning; title: (Case studies: Albuquerque, Dubuque, Youngstown); title: Target industries and community assets; title: (Case studies: Indianapolis, Cleveland, the Bronx, multiple silicon "wannabe's"; title: Encouraging technology transfer from colleges and universities to stimulate economic development; title: (Case studies: MIT, johns hopkins, carnegie-mellon university and the university of pittsburgh, george Mason University); title: Marketing for business relocation and expansion; title: Reality versus perceptions and truth in advertising; title: The growth of entrepreneurial businesses as a complement to business attraction and retention; title: (case studies: Allentown, Rochester, Kansas City); title: Best (and worst) practices in the use of incentives for business attraction; title: (Case studies: Chicago/Boeing; State of North Carolina/Firestone Bridgestone tires; State of Maryland/Marriott Corporation).