Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Frameworks -- Urban Regime Theory -- The Market Model -- The Growth Machine Thesis -- Toward a New Synthesis -- The Urban-Rural Duality -- Culture Is Key -- Conclusion -- 3. A History of Somerset County -- Harvesters of Land and Water -- The Planters� Regime -- The American Revolution -- The Civil War -- Political Insurgency -- The Attorney General�s Quest -- The Civil Rights Movement
The Burden of Somerset�s HistoryThe Moral Economy of the Watermen -- The Invasion of the Drudgers -- Recent Development Pressures -- The Economic Development Commission of Somerset County -- Photo gallery follows -- 4. Princess Anne, 1986�1991 -- Economic Pressures -- The Black Community�s Challenge -- The Growth Machine -- Growth Policy and Developing Opposition -- “Increase the Town�s Tax Base by Annexation� -- “Bring Industry and Jobs to Princess Anne� -- Renewed Conflict over Annexation and Zoning
€œProvide Loans for Downtown Businessesâ€?More Industry and Jobs for Princess Anne -- How It Happened -- The 1990 Election -- The Aftermath -- Discussion -- Two Years Later -- Conclusion -- 5. Crisfield, 1986â€?1991 -- City Hall -- The Seafood People -- The Packers -- The Pickers -- The Watermen -- The Black Community -- The Chamber -- The Chamber Breakfast -- Plant Closings -- The Business Forum -- Summary -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- Summary of the Findings -- Princess Anne -- Crisfield -- Discussion -- Implications
ClientelismSubsistence Cultures -- Inequality and Inefficiency -- Economic and Political Disequilibrium -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Princess Anne Had a Successful Facelift -- “Crisfield�s Phoenix Never Rose from the Ashes� -- Cultural Continuity and Resistance to Change -- “The Sting of These Insults� -- Organizing for Change -- The Community Forum -- The Diversity Task Force -- A Response Had Been Expected -- Warning by Certified Mail -- No Representation without Population -- Town versus Gown -- “The Significance and Joy of This Moment�
Lessons LearnedCoda -- Appendix. Somerset County Task Force on Diversity: Final Recommendations -- Final Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary
"Newly updated comparative study of economic development policy, and its relationship with local power structures and cultural and social relations, in two Maryland towns"--Provided by publisher
