Economic Development for Everyone

Taylor & Francis

Economic Development for EveryoneCreating Jobs, Growing Businesses, and Building Resilience in Low-Income Communities\nAuthor(s): Mark M. Miller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138647091, 978-1138647091\nSynopsis\nHow do we create employment, grow businesses, and build greater economic resilience in our low-income communities? How do we create economic development for everyone, everywhere including rural towns, inner-city neighborhoods, aging suburbs, and regions such as Appalachia, American Indian reservations, the Mexican border, and the Mississippi Delta and not just in elite communities?\n\nEconomic Development for Everyone collects, organizes, and reviews much of the current research available on creating economic development in low-income communities. Part I offers an overview of the harsh realities facing low-income communities in the US today; their many economic and social challenges; debates on wheth.