By William M. Bowen
By way of now the tale is established. A once-booming midwestern urban whose progress used to be fueled via production is now suffering from an absence of jobs, declining inhabitants, deserted homes, creaky infrastructure, and determined funds. population usually flee to parts providing monetary chance and higher colleges. but others remain, looking and infrequently discovering entrepreneurial possibilities which are aiding repair misplaced prosperity.
This cycle of preeminence to say no to prosperity is the topic of this insightful e-book. The participants speak about some of the universal explanation why those towns suffered decline and the various ideas proposed and efforts already undertaken that search to opposite the decline and spur rejuvenation.
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Despite the willingness to offer such incentives, there is at best scant evidence that these incentives are an efficient use of public funds. Why do some cities thrive economically and others sputter and decline? Are success and failure dependent on luck, or is there something more profound at play? While there are many ways to address these issues, and certainly many contributing factors, this chapter will examine one part of the question: Can tax expenditures play a role in stimulating the growth of these cities?
Indb 24 12/16/2013 2:13:40 PM Midwestern Urban and Regional Responses 25 of prosperity in these cities, but which when taken together exceed our unaided mental powers to meaningfully evaluate. This book is predicated on the perspective that while midwestern industrial cities will not remain globally preeminent, they need not necessarily continue to experience diminished prosperity. Although the time and circumstances since the heyday of midwestern industrial domination have changed and sociotechnical systems have become larger scale and more complex, the foundations of renewed prosperity may stem today, much as they always have, from a vibrant market economy.