Small town and rural economic development : a case studies approach / edited by Peter V. Schaeffer and Scott Loveridge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaeffer, Peter V.

Loveridge, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--United States--Case studies.

Rural development.

Cities and towns--United States--Growth--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Rural conditions.

Growth.

United States--Rural conditions--Case studies.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

Reflecting the diversity of rural areas, case studies from different industries, regions, and cultures provide examples of how others have adjusted to a changing economic environment.

Contents:

Community Capacity

1. An Introduction to Building Community Capacity / Cornelia Butler Flora, Vicki Luther 1

2. Capacity Building and Leadership in Yuma, Colorado / Vicki Luther, Cornelia Butler Flora 5

3. Catalyzing Local Leadership and Infrastructure Development / Scott Loveridge, L. Christopher Plein 11

4. The Case of the Community Collaborative, Inc. / Rachel B. Tompkins 21

5. Identifying Community Needs and Preferences: Community Forums as an Emerging Option / Drew Hyman 29

6. Community Well-Being and Local Activeness / Lumane P. Claude, Jeffrey C. Bridger, A. E. Luloff 39

7. Studying a Controversial Local Issue / Beth Walter Honadle 47

Maintaining and Enhancing the Community Economic Base

8. Introduction: Maintaining and Enhancing the Community Economic Base / Scott Loveridge 57

9. Building a Healthy Retail Community: Lessons from Two Towns / David L. Darling 61

10. Local Economic and Fiscal Impacts of a Planned Retirement Community in South Carolina / David L. Barkley, Mark S. Henry 69

11. Failures Lead to Success in Dairy Business Retention and Enhancement Programs / George W. Morse, William Lazarus 81

12. Community Leadership and Vision Pay Off for Blue Mound, Illinois / Steven Kline 89

13. Developing Agricultural and Nature-Based Tourism in Eastern Connecticut / Norman K. Bender, Nini Davis 99

14. Recreational and Tourism Development vs. the Decline of Agriculture in Southern Utah / Don E. Albrecht 107

15. Agricultural Processing Facilities as a Source of Rural Jobs / F. Larry Leistritz 115

16. Educating for Industrial Competitiveness and Rural Development / Stuart A. Rosenfeld 123

Attracting Large-Scale Industry

17. Introduction: Attracting Large-Scale Industry / Peter V. Schaeffer 135

18. Industrial Attraction: The Experience of the Crawford County (Ohio) Development Board / Greg Davis, Jerold R. Thomas 139

19. Is the City Really a Growth Machine? A Case Study of Forestville, Alabama / Andrew A. Zekeri 147

20. Economic Development Agendas and the Rhetoric of Local Community Action: Locating Mercedes Benz in Vance, Alabama / Ralph B. Brown, Clark D. Hudspeth, Janet S. Odom 155

21. The Development by a Community and Its Part Ownership of an Investor-Owned Manufacturing Plant / David Zimet 163

22. Local Capacity and Industrial Restructuring in the Periphery of Belgium and France / Bruno Henry de Frahan, Pierre Dupraz, Beatrice Van Haeperen 173

Public- vs. Private-Sector Roles

23. Introduction: Public- vs. Private-Sector Roles / Peter V. Schaeffer 187

24. Ua Mau Na Po'e 'O Wai'anae Community Cultural Festival: An Experience in Community Collaboration / Linda J. Cox, Dolores Foley, Joseph Lapilio 191

25. A Small Town Creates New Alliances for Community and Economic Development / Steven Kline 199

26. Private Cooperation for the Public Good / Maureen Kilkenny 207

27. Welfare to Microenterprise: A Community-Based Approach to Sustainable Enterprise / Anthony E. Smith 215

28. Developing Services in Sparsely Populated Municipalities in Nordic Countries / Knut Ingar Westeren 227

Successful Rural Businesses

29. Introduction: Successful Rural Businesses / Scott Loveridge 239

30. Adapting to Foreign Competition: The Textile and Clothing Industry in the Herning-Ikast Area of Jutland, Denmark / Sven Illeris 243

31. Fragile Virtue: Rural Labor Market Response to a New Competitive Environment / Timothy R. Wojan 251

32. Tale of a Successful Small Business in a Rural Community / Ram L. Chugh 261

33. The Impact of an Entrepreneurial Business in Rural Oklahoma / Mike D. Woods, Tom Seth Smith 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-286) and index.

ISBN:

0275965767

OCLC:

42038127