This book addresses the economic history and future of small cities and towns across the country, as they have and will continue to see dramatic shifts in the roles they play in the extant larger economies. The book addresses the difficult questions asked by these communities as they face an...

"Small Towns and Big Business uses fieldwork and archival sources to comprehensively examine these controversies and the underlying issues. while Wal-Mart is usually able to site its stores at its preferred locations, in some cases local opponents have been able to thwart its plans. Using...

Dieses Buch stellt in 49 ausgezeichneten Projekten den Ideenreichtum der Wirtschaftsförderung auf kommunaler Ebene in Deutschland vor. Damit ist dieses Buch eine wahre Schatztruhe für Praktiker in der Wirtschaftsförderung sowie Wissenschaftler und Studierende. Die Organisatoren des ?Forum...