Daniel Bliss

Economic Development and Governance in Small Town America

Paths to Growth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking careful account of comparative literature as well as variations in city governments, their planning agencies, and their relations with state authorities, this book explores the ways in which local politicians and public planning bodies can mobilize local constituencies to weather global challenges and common structural problems like unfavorable demographics, skill shortages, and out-migration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780815393719
• ISBN-10: 0815393717
• Artikelnr.: 51127886

Autorenporträt

Daniel Bliss is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. 1. A Theory of Institutional Capacity and Governance
for Economic Development 2. The Economic Context of Municipalities 3.
Institutional Frameworks: Intergovernmental Support and Bureaucratic
Organization 4. Ely: Infrastructure Delivered, Governance Contested 5.
Hibbing, Minnesota: The Evolution of Activist Development 6. Sterling and
Rock Falls, Illinois: Reform and Recovery? 7. Comparing Governance of
Economic Development 8. Conclusion Appendix I. Survey Questionnaire