Chapter Introduction
part Part I An Examination of Existing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline
chapter 1 Competing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline
chapter 2 A Brief History of Economic Growth and Decline
chapter 3 Growth versus Development
chapter 4 In Search of a New Understanding
part Part II Why Local Economies Must Grow: Causes of Increasing Demand
chapter 5 Economic Stasis: We Don't Want to Grow
We Want to Stand Still
chapter 6 Global Forces on Local Economies
chapter 7 National and State Forces that Impact Local Economies
chapter 8 Over-Dependence on a Single Company or a Single Industry: Case Studies
part PART III The Impacts of Insuf{uFB01}cient Local Economic Growth
chapter 9 Impacts on the Secondary and Tertiary Economies
chapter 10 Reaction Times and Waiting Until it is Too Late
chapter 11 Community and Citizen Responses
part Part IV Enhancing the Local Product
chapter 12 Preparing and Selling the Product
chapter 13 Physical Requisites for Economic Development
chapter 14 Matching Communities to Optimal Business Development: The Right Kinds of Jobs
chapter 15 Institutional Growth and Economic Development
chapter 16 Building Amenities to Drive Growth
chapter 17 Rural Communities and Small Town Economic Development
part Part V The Process: Initiating and Sustaining Local Economic Growth
chapter 18 Vision, Planning, and Selling the Plan
chapter 19 The Timing of the Process
chapter 20 Team-Building, Budgeting, and Professionalism
chapter 21 Creating Strategic Alliances for Growth
chapter 22 Image, Awareness, and Selling Communities to Employers
chapter 23 Managing Internal Expectations
chapter 24 Managing Inter-Jurisdictional Relationships
chapter 25 Business Incubation and Entrepreneurialism as an Economic Growth Generator and State Development Programs
part Part VI Sinclair Lewis Redux: It Can Happen Here
chapter 26 Preparing Communities for Economic Development
chapter 27 Conclusions and Actions/Recommendations.