Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retail -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy

A revolution unleashed -- New York City : innovation and the next economy -- Denver : the four votes -- Cleveland : the post-hero economy -- Houston : el civics -- The rise of innovation districts -- Toward a global network of trading cities -- Metros as the new sovereign -- A revolution realized

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...

Machine generated contents note: List ofIllustrations vii -- Acknowledgments xi 1 Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Economies in a Central-City Context 1 -- 2 Ohio's Central Cities 9 -- 3 Research Design and Methodology 27 -- 4 Central-City Neighborhoods 41 -- 5 Minor (Producer-Oriented) Employers...