Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies?
Author: Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780880991131
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Investing in Kids
Author: Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 0880993723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents arguments for the following propositions: Local economic development strategies in the United States should include extensive investments in high quality early childhood programs, such as prekindergarten (pre K) education, child care, and parenting assistance. Economic development policies should also include reforms in business tax incentives. But economic development benefitsChigher earnings per capita in the local communityCcan be better achieved if business incentives are complemented by early childhood programs. Economic development benefits can play an important role in motivating a grassroots movement for investing in our kids.
Making Sense of Incentives
Author: Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Published: 2019-10-15
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 0880996684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.
Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Organising Local Economic Development The Role of Development Agencies and Companies
Author: Clark Greg
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010-04-06
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 9264083537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book identifies how development agencies and companies work, what they do and how they can collaborate and what constitutes success and value added in their efforts to achieve local economic development.
The Role of Local Government in Economic Development
Author: Jonathan Q. Morgan
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 9781560116127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report discusses the findings from a mail survey of local government economic development activities that was sent to all 540 municipalities and 100 counties in North Carolina. An important part of the analysis examines whether cities and counties differ significantly in their economic development efforts and whether smaller jurisdictions employ different types of development strategies and tools than larger ones. The survey findings also highlight the barriers that local governments face in promoting economic development and identify important technical assistance needs and gaps in local capacity.
Local Economic Development
Author: John P. Blair
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2008-07-03
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1412964830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive introduction to the economics of local economic development. The approach is people centered and recognizes contributions from other social sciences.
Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2020 Rebuilding Better
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2020-11-23
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9264446230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe impact of COVID-19 on local jobs and workers dwarfs those of the 2008 global financial crisis. The 2020 edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Development considers the short-term impacts on local labour markets as well as the longer-term implications for local development.
Planning Local Economic Development
Author: Edward J. Blakely
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2002-05-22
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0761924582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring the theories of local economic development that are relevant to dilemmas facing communities today, this third edition expands on issues such as the planning process, analytical techniques and high-technology strategies.
State and Local Finance for the 1990s
Author: Therese J. McGuire
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocal Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008-04-11
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9264042075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe competition to stage major global events – such as OIympic Games, EXPOs, cultural festivals, and political summits – is more intense than ever before. Despite advances in virtual communication, large-scale gatherings of this kind have again ...
