Understanding Community Economic Growth and Decline

Name: Understanding Community Economic Growth and Decline
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Introduction Part 1. An Examination of Existing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline 1. Competing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline 2. A Brief History of Economic Growth and Decline 3. Growth versus Development 4. In Search of a New Understanding Part 2. Why Local Economies Must Grow: Causes of Increasing Demand 5. Economic Stasis: \""We Don\u2019t Want to Grow; We Want to Stand Still\"" 6. Global Forces on Local Economies 7. National and State Forces That Impact Local Economies 8. Over-Dependence on a Single Companies or Single Industries: Case Studies Part 3. The Impacts of Insufficient Local Economic Growth 9. Impacts on the Secondary and Tertiary Economies 10. Reaction Times and Waiting Until it is Too Late 11. Community and Citizen Responses Part 4. Enhancing the Local \""Product\"" 12. Preparing and Selling the Product 13. Physical Requisites for Economic Development 14. Matching Communities to Optimal Business Development 15. Institutional Growth and Es