Retooling for growth : building a 21st century economy in America's older industrial areas

Richard M. McGahey, Jennifer S. Vey, editors

"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

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Year of publication:	c2008
Other Persons:	McGahey, Richard (contributor) ; Vey, Jennifer S. (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
Subject:	Industriepolitik \| Industrial policy \| Alte Industrieregion \| Old industrial region \| Regionalentwicklung \| Regional development \| Regionale Revitalisierung \| Regional revitalization
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xv, 437 p) ill., map 24 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	"Published in association with The American Assembly, Columbia University Includes bibliographical references and index Front Cover; Jacket Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Frameworks; Regional Economic Development in Theory and Practice; Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities: A State Agenda for Change; The Talent Imperative for Older Industrial Areas; Been Down So Long: Weak-Market Cities and Regional Equity; Effective Chambers of Commerce: A Key to Regional Economic Prosperity; Part Two: Analytics; Understanding Economically Distressed Cities; Placing Labor Center-Stage in Industrial City Revitalization Occupational Clusters, Employment, and Opportunity for Low-Skilled WorkersManufacturing, Regional Prosperity, and Public Policy; Part Three: Policy and Practice; What Makes a Good Economic Development Deal?; The Reality of Economic Development in Older Industrial Cities: The Practitioner's Perspective; Workforce Development Strategies for Older Industrial Cities: Toward a New Approach; Promoting Inclusive Economic Renewal in Older Industrial Cities; The Market-Building Potential of Development Finance in Older Industrial Cities; Appendix: Report of the 106th American Assembly; Contributors IndexBack Cover Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	0-8157-5556-2 ; 978-0-8157-5556-2 ; 978-0-8157-5556-2
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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