Assigned Readings

Green & Haines, Ch. 8; Wheeler & Beatley, Part II, sections on Economic Development (pp. 141-156)

Benjamin, L., Rubin, J.S. & Zielenbach, S. (2006) Community development financial institutions: current issues and future prospects. Journal of Urban Affairs 26(2), 177-195.

Kichens, R. (2007). Community capitalism. Economic Development Journal 6(4), 33-38.

Class Preparation

During this portion of the semester you are expected to serve as the "resident expert" and group discussion leader for one topical area. We will cover three topical areas this week. If you are the designated expert for the week, prepare the usual summary for your colleagues. Include in your discussion all of the required readings for your topic. Note that you are expected to provide the usual annotated bibliography for these and other references that you find. Be thorough and complete. You are also expected to lead the discussion in class -- about 45 minutes of discussion. I strongly encourage you to prepare a few introductory comments, based on your summary, and to develop questions that you can pose to us as a group to lead the discussion.

Economic Development

Bagstad, K., Stapleton, K. & D'Agostino, J.R. (2007). Taxes, subsidies and insurance as drivers of United States coastal development. Ecological Economics 63(2/3), 285-298.

Edmiston, K. (2007). The role of small and large businesses in economic development. Economic Review, Federal Reserve Board of Kansas City 92(2), 73-97.

Malecki, E.J. (2007). Cities and regions competing in the global economy: knowledge and local development policies. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 25, 638-654.

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