Gittell, Ross J. creator text Electronic books. Case studies. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (243 pages). The cities of Lowell and New Bedford in Massachusetts, Jamestown in New York, and McKeesport in Pennsylvania have all undergone years of adversity and decline, their economic bases having been badly damaged by structural changes in the national economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In situations like these, can local development efforts make a difference? Ross Gittell answers in the affirmative. This interdisciplinary work focuses on comparative case studies of the four cities. The book reveals how public, private, and community-based local economic development initiatives affe. Cover; Contents. Urban renewal Economic aspects United States Case studies Community development, Urban United States Case studies SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban Community development, Urban Urban renewal Economic aspects United States HT175 307.3/416/0973 Gittell, Ross J. Princeton : Princeton University Press, �2014 9781400863099 1400863090 22573/ctt7385gs JSTOR http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1700268 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=629794 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvst6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400863099 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=790961 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1700268 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=629794 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvst6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400863099 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=790961 EBLCP 140719 20210825161913.0 ocn884013023 eng