Approaches to Economic Development

Introduction PART ONE: STRATEGIC PARADIGMS Policy-Based Analysis for Local Economic Development - W R Thompson The Market Failure Approach to Regional Economic Development Policy - T Bartik City Jobs and Residents on a Collision Course - J Kasarda The Urban Underclass Dilemma New Strategies for Inner-City Economic Development - M Porter PART TWO: POLICIES AND PROGRAMS Adding a Stick to the Carrot - L Ledebur and D Woodward Location Incentives with Clawbacks, Rescissions and Recalibrations Ten Principles for State Tax Incentives - K Ihlanfeldt Labor-Force-Based Development - D Ranney and J Betancur A Community-Oriented Approach to Targeting Job Training and Industrial Development Business Strategy and Cross-Industry Clusters - P Doeringer and D Terkla PART THREE: NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOCIAL EQUITY The Linkage between Regional and Neighborhood Development - W Wiewel, B Brown and M Morris Economic Restructuring - E Hill and T Bier Earnings, Occupations and Housing Values in Cleveland Neighborhood Initiative and the Regional Economy - J Nowak Hidden Economic Development Assets - J Blair and C Endres PART FOUR: STATE AND REGIONAL ISSUES The Next Wave - S Clarke and G Gaile Postfederal Local Economic Development Strategies State Economic Development in the 1990s - P Eisinger Politics and Policy Learning Competition and Cooperation in Economic Development - E Goetz and T Kayser A Study of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Exurban Industrialization - A Nelson with W Drummond and D Sawicki Implications for Economic Development Policy PART FIVE: POLITICS, PLANNING AND EVALUATION The Politics of Local Economic Development - H Wolman with D Spitzley Shoot Anything That Flies, Claim Anything That Falls - H Rubin Conversations with Economic Development Practitioners What Works Best? Values and the Evaluation of Local Economic Development Policy - L Reese and D Fasenfest The Economic Impact of Development - M Marvel and W Shkurti Honda in Ohio Customization and Economic Efficiency - J Blair and L Reese