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Author(s): Gerald L. Gordon
ISBN(s): 9781439846254, 1439846251
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 42.08 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1439846251
ISBN 13: 9781439846254
Author: Gerald L Gordon

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. Written by Dr. Gerald Gordon, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County, Virginia, the book explores lessons learned and examines the messages communities must be mindful of in order to ensure future economic stability. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience, Gordon identifies a set of foundational lessons that, while they are not guarantees of success, certainly portend failure if ignored by local planners. Each chapter explores a different prerequisite and then applies it to several case studies of the reinvention of local and regional economies. Each of these basic components of economic growth will then be examined against the backgrounds of the many communities studied, thus permitting comparisons and contrasts to be drawn. 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.

Reinventing Local and Regional Economies 1st Table of contents:

Section I Political Foundations for Economic Reinvention
1 Is There Such a Thing as a Static Local Economy?
Notes
2 Taking the Long-Term View and Managing Expectations The Time Horizon for Elected Officials
Lessons Learned
Notes
3 Economic Development Seen as an investment
Introduction
Fairfax County, Virginia
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lessons Learned
Notes
Section II Community Development as A Precursor to Economic Reinvention
Note
4 Building Bridges between the Public and Private Sectors
Introduction
Buffalo, New York
Rochester, New York
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lessons Learned
Notes
5 Creating Support Systems and Clusters
Introduction
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kansas City, Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona
Lexington, Kentucky
Dayton, Ohio
Lessons Learned
Notes
6 Enhancing a Community’s Assets for Business Attraction Tending to the Product
Introduction
Baltimore, Maryland
Las Vegas, Nevada
Lessons Learned
Notes
Section III Basic Strategic Foundations for Economic Growth and Economic Development
7 Distinguishing between Economic Growth and Economic Development
Lessons Learned
Notes
8 Stabilizing Economies through Diversification
Introduction
Fairfax County, Virginia
Seattle, Washington
Detroit, Michigan
Charlotte, North Carolina
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Birmingham, Alabama
Lessons Learned
Notes
9 Coordinating Land Use and other Local and Regional Planning
Introduction
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dubuque, Iowa
Youngstown, Ohio
Lessons Learned
Notes
10 Target industries and Community Assets
Introduction
The Bronx, New York
Indianapolis, Indiana
Cleveland, Ohio
Lessons Learned
Notes
11 Encouraging Technology Transfer from Colleges and Universities to Stimulate Economic Development
Introduction
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
George Mason University
Lessons Learned
Notes
Section IV Marketing for Business Relocation and Expansion
12 Reality versus Perceptions and Truth in Advertising
Lessons Learned
Notes
13 The Growth of Entrepreneurial Businesses as a Complement to Business Attraction and Retention
Introduction
Rochester, New York
Kansas City, Missouri
Lessons Learned
Notes
14 Best (and Worst) Practices in the Use of incentives for Business Attraction
Introduction
Lessons Learned
Notes
15 Conclusion
Bibliography
Books
Journal and Newspaper Articles
Online Publications

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