1st Edition
Economic Development and Governance in Small Town America Paths to Growth
Preface
Introduction
1. A Theory of Institutional Capacity and Governance for Economic Development
2. The Economic Context of Municipalities
3. Institutional Frameworks: Intergovernmental Support and Bureaucratic Organization
4. Ely: Infrastructure Delivered, Governance Contested
5. Hibbing, Minnesota: The Evolution of Activist Development
6. Sterling and Rock Falls, Illinois: Reform and Recovery?
7. Comparing Governance of Economic Development
8. Conclusion
Appendix I. Survey Questionnaire
Biography
Daniel Bliss is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.
"Daniel Bliss presents a remarkably timely and thoughtful analysis of small town governance in the United States. In contrast to the uncritical romanticism and victimization narratives often drawn on to depict rural and small towns, Bliss makes a powerful empirical case for how local institutional capacity and citizen involvement shape differences in effective local problem solving."
– Susan Clarke, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
