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Coming Back from Economic Despair: Case Studies of Small- and Medium-Size American Cities

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  • Henry J. Mayer

    (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

  • Michael R. Greenberg

    (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

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The authors examined a geographically and economically diverse group of 34 small- and medium-size communities that experienced long periods of economic prosperity built around a major industry or company and that then suffered economic declines when those industries substantially reduced their workforces and in some instances closed. The authors’ interviews with local officials and community leaders found that the response to this weakened economic position was typically delayed: Often, a decade or more was required before a plan of action to attract new business and diversify its employment base was developed. Environmental and labor stigmas also had to be overcome. These places provide a valuable insight into what may lie ahead for other small- and medium-size communities that could be affected by the loss of a dominant employer and others that may be faced with economic stagnation. The lack of leadership and a shared vision within a community is likely to prove economically disastrous.

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  • Henry J. Mayer & Michael R. Greenberg, 2001. "Coming Back from Economic Despair: Case Studies of Small- and Medium-Size American Cities," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 15(3), pages 203-216, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:15:y:2001:i:3:p:203-216
    DOI: 10.1177/089124240101500301
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    1. Michael Greenberg & Karen Lowrie & Donald Krueckeberg & Henry Mayer & Darien Simon, 1997. "Bombs and Butterflies: A Case Study of the Challenges of Post Cold War Environmental Planning and Management for the US Nuclear Weapons Sites," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(6), pages 739-750.
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    1. Dinh, Huong & Pearson, Leonie, 2015. "Specifying community economic resilience - a framework for measurement," 2015 Conference (59th), February 10-13, 2015, Rotorua, New Zealand 202523, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

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