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Author Cowell, Margaret

Title Dealing with deindustrialization : adaptive resilience in American Midwestern regions / Margaret Cowell
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
Routledge research in planning and urban design
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Economic development -- Middle West
Deindustrialization -- Middle West
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Deindustrialization.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
SUBJECT Middle West -- Economic conditions
Middle West -- Economic policy
Subject Middle West.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1317649095
9781317649090
9781315762708
1315762706