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Proceedings of the Midwest Economic Restructuring Conference of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
* Benchmarking cost-benefit analysis and testing impinge on every
area of society* Important tool for business, educators, policy
makers, planners and researchersWritten for nonprofessionals and
professionals alike who wish to master the reading and critiquing
of policy and program evaluation, "Evaluation in Practice" is
packed with practical guidelines and useful examples. The book
covers approaches to outcome evaluations, measurement, threats to
internal validity, performance measurement, and benchmarking. It
also introduces the basic experimental and quasi-experimental
designs supported by an article that uses each design, and offers
an explanation and critique of how the authors implemented the
design. Primarily written for readers with a social science
background the examples and articles in the book are taken from a
variety of fields to illustrate the commonality of evaluation.
Program and policy analysts, research directors, and assistant city
managers will find the explanations and critiques of published
evaluations particularly valuable.
The recession and concerns over industrial competitiveness in the
1980s generated public concern with job retention and creation,
leading to state and local programs designed to stimulate local
economic development. As a new, rapidly growing field, local
economic development literature proliferated, but has not provided
a comprehensive source for the field. Several questions are of
particular concern: What are the major financing mechanisms for
economic development? How do they actually work? How does one
evaluate their effectiveness? Financing Economic Development is a
comprehensive resource which describes the major mechanisms
available for financing economic development. The chapters describe
financing tools or programs in some detail; provide one or more
examples of how they work; classify the tool according to various
approaches; and come to an evaluative conclusion about the utility
and effectiveness of the mechanism for economic development. A
documentation of institutional innovation by state and local
government, this volume shows how governments--across the United
Statesuare working with private sector financiers, thereby allowing
private intermediaries to invest in new enterprises. With
contributions by highly qualified practitioners and academics, this
volume is appropriate for professionals as well as for upper
division undergraduate and graduate students in urban studies,
public administration, and policy studies. "The book provides
useful information by presenting a considerable number of
institutional arrangements and showing the immense variety of
approaches to economic development on the state and local level.
The latter aspect is particularly fascinating for readers from
countries with a less fragmented government than the United
States." --Journal of Evolutionary Economics "Although there have
been a plethora of publications on economic development, this book
is a useful addition to the body of literature on the subject. The
book provides some useful examples and case studies of
private-sector participation, which, of course, is the goal of most
economic development programs." --Government Finance Review
The proper role of government in the U.S. economy has been the
subject of ideological dispute for generations. In some recent
variations the debate has ranged from purist advocacy of government
"hands-off" to calls for protectionist policies and aggressive
support for American businesses struggling in a cut-throat world
market.
What is the reality? This question animates Richard Bingham's
provocative study of industrial policy American-style, as practiced
(if not preached) by administration after administration. Readable
and enlivened with case studies, this book is accessible and of
interest to anyone who follows business-government relations in the
United States and abroad.
The proper role of government in the US economy has long been the
subject of ideological dispute. This study of industrial policy as
practised by administration after administration, explores the
variations from a hands-off approach to protectionist policies and
aggressive support for businesses.
In his influential 1991 book Edge City, Joel Garreau argued that
every American city "is growing in the fashion of Los Angeles, with
multiple urban cores". He named these cores "edge cities" because
they perform all of the city functions, but rise in places that
were farmlands or villages only decades ago, far from the old
downtowns. This new book expands and clarifies Garreau's pioneering
concept as it develops a comprehensive theory of edge city growth
and functions. The contributors draw on their expertise as
geographers, political scientists, economics planners, and
sociologists to offer a wide range of insights and analyses.
Is local economic development a "zero-sum game"? How do we know
that "but for the incentives" the development would not have
occurred? How important is "quality of life" in location decisions
and local economic development? Is industry targeting a viable
economic development strategy? This book tackles these and many
other significant questionsufrom more than one perspective.
Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development assesses the "state of the
art" of the field of urban economic development. Each chapter
addresses a particularly pertinent issue in economic development.
Following each chapter are commentariesuone written by an academic
addressing research methodology and the other by a practitioner
addressing both the question and the evidence. The chapters are
concluded with the author of each chapter responding directly to
the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive
dialogue between academics, practitioners, and citizens concerned
with economic development.
Proceedings of the Midwest Economic Restructuring Conference of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Is local economic development a "zero-sum game"? How do we know
that "but for the incentives" the development would not have
occurred? How important is "quality of life" in location decisions
and local economic development? Is industry targeting a viable
economic development strategy? This book tackles these and many
other significant questionsufrom more than one perspective.
Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development assesses the "state of the
art" of the field of urban economic development. Each chapter
addresses a particularly pertinent issue in economic development.
Following each chapter are commentariesuone written by an academic
addressing research methodology and the other by a practitioner
addressing both the question and the evidence. The chapters are
concluded with the author of each chapter responding directly to
the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive
dialogue between academics, practitioners, and citizens concerned
with economic development.
Assembling the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of economic development, Theories of Local Economic Development places state-of-the-art theoretical positions on such important issues as inner-city development, rural development, technological innovation, and rebuilding economic infrastructure. To accomplish this task, the contributors skillfully incorporate illustrative case material. Chapters draw on the disciplines of economics, geography, regional science, urban planning, sociology, political science, and public administration. The pivotal assumption behind this book is that research should and can lead to general statements about economic development. As a result, scholars of economics and public finance, public administration, political science, urban studies, policy studies, and development studies will appreciate this invaluable resource. "Bingham and Mier have compiled an interesting study of local economic development in the United States by bringing together a series of papers that review aspects of economic growth from across a range of methodological perspectives. . . . The study is to be recommended to anyone wishing to gain a general understanding of current theoretical debate in the United States to economic development and may provide readers with some useful ideas on possible methodological approaches to understanding economic development in Britain." --Local Government Studies "The individual contributions are generally sound, well-written reviews of the various theories relating to their particular subject areas . . . The study is designed to have a common theme of reviewing problems and succeeds in its aim by providing a far more consistent study than many other collections of papers. The study is, therefore, to be recommended to anyone wishing to gain a general understanding of current theoretical debate in the United States and may provide readers with some useful ideas on possible methodological approaches to understanding economic development in Britain." --Local Government Studies
Local governments in the United States are important in providing
an almost endless variety of services that immediately affect our
lives. And, in recent years local governments and administrators
are becoming increasingly important as they try to deal effectively
with drugs, AIDS, homelessness, gangs, economic decline, or even
economic development. A well written examination, this important
volume provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators
manage municipal government. Managing Local Government explores
conceptual and empirical dimensions of public administration
including the legal aspects of public management; human resource
management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension;
intergovernmental relations; and ethical considerations. Within
this context, the authors take up such pressing and practical
issues as economic development, housing, culture and recreation,
public safety, transportation, and waste disposal. Professionals
and students of public administration, urban studies, policy
studies, and political science will find this volume essential
reading. " The American text, Managing Local Government: Public
Administration in Practice is another example in the large
collections of readings, modestly priced, and . . . covering key
policy and administration issues. . . . The bringing together of
these studies, mostly written by practitioners, is a long overdue
and worthy contribution to the literature. The insights contained
here could hitherto only be gleaned from professional journals. In
teaching a course on municipal administration I found this book to
contain important practical and theoretical insights. I can only
hope that someone will be stimulated to draw together similar
insights from the Canadian background." --Trevor Price, University
of Windsor
The recession and concerns over industrial competitiveness in the
1980s generated public concern with job retention and creation,
leading to state and local programs designed to stimulate local
economic development. As a new, rapidly growing field, local
economic development literature proliferated, but has not provided
a comprehensive source for the field. Several questions are of
particular concern: What are the major financing mechanisms for
economic development? How do they actually work? How does one
evaluate their effectiveness? Financing Economic Development is a
comprehensive resource which describes the major mechanisms
available for financing economic development. The chapters describe
financing tools or programs in some detail; provide one or more
examples of how they work; classify the tool according to various
approaches; and come to an evaluative conclusion about the utility
and effectiveness of the mechanism for economic development. A
documentation of institutional innovation by state and local
government, this volume shows how governments--across the United
Statesuare working with private sector financiers, thereby allowing
private intermediaries to invest in new enterprises. With
contributions by highly qualified practitioners and academics, this
volume is appropriate for professionals as well as for upper
division undergraduate and graduate students in urban studies,
public administration, and policy studies. "The book provides
useful information by presenting a considerable number of
institutional arrangements and showing the immense variety of
approaches to economic development on the state and local level.
The latter aspect is particularly fascinating for readers from
countries with a less fragmented government than the United
States." --Journal of Evolutionary Economics "Although there have
been a plethora of publications on economic development, this book
is a useful addition to the body of literature on the subject. The
book provides some useful examples and case studies of
private-sector participation, which, of course, is the goal of most
economic development programs." --Government Finance Review
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