The Impact of the College on the Local Economy
Author | : James W. Selgas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Education (Higher) |
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Author | : James W. Selgas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Education (Higher) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard Romano |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Community and college |
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Author | : Jamal Hassan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Community colleges |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jason E. Lane |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1438445024 |
Local, state, and national economies are facing unprecedented levels of international competition. The current fiscal crisis has hampered the ability of many governments in the developed world to directly facilitate economic growth. At the same time, many governments in the developing world are investing significant new resources into local infrastructure and industry development initiatives. At the heart of the current economic transformation lie our colleges and universities. Through their roles in education, innovation, knowledge transfer, and community engagement, these institutions are working toward spurring economic growth and prosperity. This book brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to assess how universities and colleges exert impact on economic growth. The contributors consider various methodologies, metrics, and data sources that may be used to gauge the performance of diverse higher education institutions in improving economic outcomes in the United States and around the world. Also presented are new typologies of economic development activities and related state policies that are designed to improve understanding of such initiatives and generate new energy and focus for an international community of scholars and practitioners working to formulate new models for how public universities and colleges may lead economic development in their states and communities while still performing their traditional educational functions. Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers is meant to cultivate greater understanding among elected officials, business representatives, policymakers, and other concerned parties about the central roles universities and colleges play in national, state, and local economies.
Author | : R. Glenn Singleton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Community and college |
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Author | : Michael Shuman |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-06-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1603585761 |
Reinventing economic development as if small business mattered In cities and towns across the nation, economic development is at a crossroads. A growing body of evidence has proven that its current cornerstone—incentives to attract and retain large, globally mobile businesses—is a dead end. Even those programs that focus on local business, through buy-local initiatives, for example, depend on ongoing support from government or philanthropy. The entire practice of economic development has become ineffective and unaffordable and is in need of a makeover. The Local Economy Solution suggests an alternative approach in which states and cities nurture a new generation of special kinds of businesses that help local businesses grow. These cutting-edge companies, which Shuman calls “pollinator businesses,” are creating jobs and the conditions for future economic growth, and doing so in self-financing ways. Pollinator businesses are especially important to communities that are struggling to lift themselves up in a period of economic austerity, when municipal budgets are being slashed. They also promote locally owned businesses that increase local self-reliance and evince high labor and environmental standards. The book includes nearly two dozen case studies of successful pollinator businesses that are creatively facilitating business and neighborhood improvements, entrepreneurship, local purchasing, local investing, and profitable business partnerships. Examples include Main Street Genome (which provides invaluable data to improve local business performance), Supportland (which is developing a powerful loyalty card for local businesses), and Fledge (a business accelerator that finances itself through royalty payments). It also shows how the right kinds of public policy can encourage the spread of pollinator businesses at virtually no cost.
Author | : Raymond Grann Lloyd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Community and college |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles A. Coyle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Community and college |
ISBN | : |