Small Town Economic Development (Paperback)

Roger L. Kemp

ISBN 10: 0786476788 / ISBN 13: 9780786476787

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2017

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Paperback. We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States--empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small towns have shown progress and potential in recent years. This collection of recent articles by experts presents stories of small-town America's struggle and describes innovations and practices behind successful revivals. We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States - empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. This collection of recent articles by experts presents stories of small-town America's struggle and describes innovations and practices behind successful revivals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Small Town Economic Development (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786476788
• ISBN 13: 9780786476787
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States--empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small towns have shown progress and potential in recent years. This collection of recent articles by experts presents stories of small-town America's struggle and describes innovations and practices behind successful revivals.

About the Author

Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, PhD, is Mayor George Christopher Professor of Public Service at the Edward S. Ageno School of Business of Golden Gate University. He has worked as an economic development planner and advocate in the United States, Asia, and Africa. Jay is the author of more than a dozen books, including Corruption and American Cities, Privatization in Practice, and Immigration and America's Cities.

Roger L. Kemp, PhD, ICMA-CM, is Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the Edward S. Ageno School of Business of Golden Gate University and a career city manager for 25 years in California, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A prolific author, Roger is also a Fellow at The Academy of Political Science in New York City.
 
Jonathan Rosenthal, MPA, AICP, has more than 35 years of experience in economic development serving Syracuse and Onondaga Counties as well as the cities of Des Moines, New Haven, and Bristol. Jonathan has built and filled business parks and assisted hundreds of business that have created thousands of good jobs, and invested hundreds of millions of dollars, in the communities that he has worked in.