Abstract
As manufacturing employment has declined in the traditional manufacturing regions over the past decades, many communities have experienced population loss and overall economic decline. Local economic development professionals have had to grapple with long-term structural changes in the economy as well as short-term jolts. To gain insights into the changing landscape of economic development, we interviewed economic development practitioners in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The interviews focused on their perception of current and emerging challenges and opportunities with respect to economic development in their respective communities. Having identified the major challenges and opportunities, we asked them to articulate the strategies employed to respond to these. We also asked them to comment about whether the COVID-19 pandemic had fundamentally altered their long-term approaches to economic development. While the interviews revealed challenges and opportunities that were unique to each place, some common themes were also identified.
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Reid, Neil; Shetty, Sujata; and Adade, Jane
(2024)
"Economic Development in Legacy Cities: Current and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities,"
Midwest Social Sciences Journal: Vol. 26:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/2766-0796.1145
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/mssj/vol26/iss2/9
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