Dealing with deindustrialization : adaptive resilience in American Midwestern regions / Margaret Cowell.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

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The late 1970s and 1980s saw a process of mass factory closures in cities and regions across the Midwest of the United States. What happened next as leaders reacted to the news of each plant closure and to the broader deindustrialization trend that emerged during this time period is the main subject of this book. It shows how leaders in eight metropolitan areas facing deindustrialization strived for adaptive resilience by using economic development policy. The unique attributes of each region - asset bases, modes of governance, civic capacity, leadership qualities, and external factors - influe.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

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October 04, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; 1 Deindustrialization and its discontents; 2 A glimmer of resilience; 3 Enter the economic developers; 4 Eight regions changing; 5 The 'Basic Betters': Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Buffalo; 6 'Bowing Out': Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Columbus; 7 Conclusion: the art of adaptive resilience; Index.