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Coping with Adversity : Regional Economic Resilience and Public Policy / Travis St. Clair, Howard Wial, Harold Wolman, Edward Hill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (278 p.) : 7 chartsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781501709494
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973 23
LOC classification:
  • HC110.D5 W65 2018
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 SHOCKS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE -- 2 CHRONIC DISTRESS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE -- 3 REGIONS THAT LACKED RESILIENCE -- 4 RESILIENT REGIONS -- 5 ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF RESILIENCE POLICIES DIRECTED TOWARD BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS -- 6 ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF RESILIENCE POLICIES DIRECTED TOWARD PUBLIC GOODS, INSTITUTIONS, AND LEADERSHIP -- Conclusion: SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary: Coping with Adversity addresses the question of why some metropolitan-area regional economies are resilient in the face of economic shocks and chronic distress while others are not. It is particularly concerned with what public policies make a difference in whether a region is resilient. The authors employ a wide range of techniques to examine the experience of all metropolitan area economies from 1978–2014. They then look closely at six American metropolitan areas to determine what strategies were employed, which of these contributed to regional economic resilience, and which did not. Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, are cases of economic resilience, while Cleveland, Ohio, Hartford, Connecticut, and Detroit, Michigan, are cases of economic nonresilience. The six case studies include hard data on employment, production, and demographics, as well as material on public policies and actions. The authors conclude that there is little that can done in the short term to counter economic shocks; most regions simply rebound naturally after a relatively short period of time. However, they do find that many regions have successfully emerged from periods of prolonged economic distress and that there are policies that can be applied to help them do so. Coping with Adversity will be important reading for all those concerned with local and regional economic development, including public officials, urban planners, and economic developers.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 SHOCKS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE -- 2 CHRONIC DISTRESS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE -- 3 REGIONS THAT LACKED RESILIENCE -- 4 RESILIENT REGIONS -- 5 ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF RESILIENCE POLICIES DIRECTED TOWARD BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS -- 6 ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF RESILIENCE POLICIES DIRECTED TOWARD PUBLIC GOODS, INSTITUTIONS, AND LEADERSHIP -- Conclusion: SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index

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Coping with Adversity addresses the question of why some metropolitan-area regional economies are resilient in the face of economic shocks and chronic distress while others are not. It is particularly concerned with what public policies make a difference in whether a region is resilient. The authors employ a wide range of techniques to examine the experience of all metropolitan area economies from 1978–2014. They then look closely at six American metropolitan areas to determine what strategies were employed, which of these contributed to regional economic resilience, and which did not. Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, are cases of economic resilience, while Cleveland, Ohio, Hartford, Connecticut, and Detroit, Michigan, are cases of economic nonresilience. The six case studies include hard data on employment, production, and demographics, as well as material on public policies and actions. The authors conclude that there is little that can done in the short term to counter economic shocks; most regions simply rebound naturally after a relatively short period of time. However, they do find that many regions have successfully emerged from periods of prolonged economic distress and that there are policies that can be applied to help them do so. Coping with Adversity will be important reading for all those concerned with local and regional economic development, including public officials, urban planners, and economic developers.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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