Retooling for growth
Subtitle: building a 21st century economy in America's older industrial areas
By: Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey, editors.
Contributors: McGahey, Richard.; Vey, Jennifer S.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9780815755562
Subjects: Industrial policy -- United States; Entrepreneurship -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001- -- Regional disparities
Description: "Offers achievable strategies for revitalizing industrial areas and building upon the potential of overlooked resources of economic, physical, and cultural significance. Addresses such challenges as fostering entrepreneurship, reducing poverty and inequality, and augmenting the number of skilled professionals. Provides analysis of healthy economic development practices for public and private sectors"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Published in association with The American Assembly, Columbia University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.