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The Role of Counties in Local Economic Development

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  • Laura A. Reese

    (Eastern Michigan University)

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This article focuses on the role of county governments in local economic development. It examines whether counties are fulfilling their potential as regional coordinating bodies in economic development and explicitly tests the hypothesis that counties are more likely to engage in demand-side economic development incentives because of this role. Using the International City/County Management Association Economic Development data set, the author compared economic development practices in cities and counties. The findings are somewhat mixed but indicate that counties are, at least to some extent, fulfilling a coordinating role and are more likely to practice certain types of demand-side incentives than cities.

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  • Laura A. Reese, 1994. "The Role of Counties in Local Economic Development," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 8(1), pages 28-42, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:8:y:1994:i:1:p:28-42
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249400800103
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    1. Tunstall, Thomas, 2015. "Recent Economic and Community Impact of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production on South Texas Counties in the Eagle Ford Shale Area," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 45(1).
    2. Linda Lobao & David Kraybill, 2009. "Poverty and Local Governments: Economic Development and Community Service Provision in an Era of Decentralization," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(3), pages 418-451, September.

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