Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life' in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter's author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.
Is Local Economic Development a Zero-Sum Game? - John P Blair and Rishi Kumar A Comment on Incentives - Bronwen J Turner One Applied Researcher's Reaction to the Zero-Sum Question - Ron Shaffer The Zero-Sum Game Controversy - John P Blair and Rishi Kumar A Reply How Do We Know That `But for the Incentives' the Development Would Not Have Occurred? - Joseph Persky, Daniel Felsenstein and Wim Wiewel Commentary on the Question of Incentives - Valerie B Jarrett Commentary on the Question of Incentives - Nancy Green Leigh Response on Incentives - Joseph Persky, Daniel Felsenstein and Wim Wiewel How Important Is `Quality of Life' in Location Decisions and Local Economic Development? - James A Segedy Commentary on the Significance of `Quality of Life' - Signe M Rich Commentary on `Quality of Life' in Location Decisions - Brian J Cushing Response to Commentaries - James A Segedy Is There Really an Infrastructure/Economic Development Link? - David Arsen A Comment on Infrastructure and Economic Development - Steven C Deller Reply to Steven C Deller - David Arsen What is the Role of Public Universities in Regional Economic Development? - Michael I Luger and Harvey A Goldstein Commentary on the Role of Public Universities - Donald F Smith Jr and Robert E Gleeson Response to the Commentary - Michael I Luger and Harvey A Goldstein Taxes and Economic Development in the American States - Paul Brace Persistent Issues and Notes for a Model Commentary on Taxes and Economic Development - Judith Kossy Commentary on Taxes and Economic Development - Brett W Hawkins Reply to Judith Kossy and Brett W Hawkins - Paul Brace Is Industry Targeting a Viable Economic Development Strategy? - Ken Voytek and Larry Ledebur Commentary on Industry Targeting - Donald T Iannone Commentary on Industry Targeting - Sabina E Deitrick Response to Donald T Iannone and Sabina E Deitrick - Ken Voytek and Larry Ledebur Can City Hall Create Private Jobs? - Leon Taylor Commentary on `Can City Hall Create Private Jobs?' - William M Bowen Reply To William M Bowen - Leon Taylor Do Leadership Structures Matter in Local Economic Development? - Laura A Reese Leadership and Economic Development Policy - Robert A Beauregard A Commentary Response to Commentary - Laura A Reese Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated? - Timothy J Bartik and Richard D Bingham Commentary on `Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?' - Robert Giloth Commentary - David Fasenfest Evaluation Yes, But on Whose Behalf? Rejoinder - Timothy J Bartik and Richard D Bingham Is There a Point in the Cycle of Cities Where Economic Development is No Longer a Viable Strategy? Or When Is the Neighborhood Too Far Gone? - William W Goldsmith Commentary on the Cycle of Cities - Peter B Meyer Commentary on the Cycle of Cities - Carol Waldrop Reply to Peter B Meyer and Carol Waldrop - William W Goldsmith
