Retooling for growth : building a 21st century economy in America's older industrial areas / Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McGahey, Richard.

Vey, Jennifer S.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial policy--United States.

Industrial policy.

United States.

Entrepreneurship--United States.

Entrepreneurship.

United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009--Regional disparities.

Economic conditions.

Regional disparities.

Physical Description:

xv, 437 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Offers achievable strategies for revitalizing industrial areas and building upon the potential of overlooked resources of economic, physical, and cultural significance. Addresses such challenges as fostering entrepreneurship, reducing poverty and inequality, and augmenting the number of skilled professionals. Provides analysis of healthy economic development practices for public and private sectors"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Frameworks 1

1 Regional Economic Development in Theory and Practice / Richard M. McGahey 3

2 Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities: A State Agenda for Change / Jennifer S. Vey 33

3 The Talent Imperative for Older Industrial Areas / Randall Kempner 61

4 Been Down So Long: Weak-Market Cities and Regional Equity / Manuel Pastor, Chris Benner 89

5 Effective Chambers of Commerce: A Key to Regional Economic Prosperity / Stephen Moret, Mick Fleming, Pauline O. Hovey 119

Part 2 Analytics 149

6 Understanding Economically Distressed Cities / Harold L. Wolman, Edward W. Hill, Pamela Blumenthal, Kimberly Furdell 151

7 Placing Labor Center-Stage in Industrial City Revitalization / Ann Markusen, Greg Schrock 179

8 Occupational Clusters, Employment, and Opportunity for Low-Skilled Workers / Mark Turner, Laurel Davis, Andres Cruz 211

9 Manufacturing, Regional Prosperity, and Public Policy / Daniel Luria, Joel Rogers 249

Part 3 Policy and Practice 275

10 What Makes a Good Economic Development Deal? / Rachel Weber 277

11 The Reality of Economic Development in Older Industrial Cities: The Practitioner's Perspective / Jeffrey A. Finkle, Shari Garmise, Shari Nourick 299

12 Workforce Development Strategies for Older Industrial Cities: Toward a New Approach / Richard Kazis, Marlene Seltzer 325

13 Promoting Inclusive Economic Renewal in Older Industrial Cities / Angela Glover Blackwell, Radhika Fox 351

14 The Market-Building Potential of Development Finance in Older Industrial Cities / Jeremy Nowak 373

Report of the 106th American Assembly 391

About The American Assembly 418.

Notes:

"Published in association with The American Assembly, Columbia University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780815755562

0815755562

OCLC:

185123391