Financing Economic Development in the 21st Century - 9780765627827

The second edition of this work for advanced students and professionals offers emphasis on the private sector and the need to combine different sources of funding, with new chapters on community banking, entrepreneurship, and partnerships. The first part of the book offers an introduction to local economic development and its financing in the US, and provides a conceptual framework for evaluating finance tools, methods, and strategies for economic development. The rest of the book is divided into sections that explore public, private, and combined methods of financing state and local economic development. Some topics examined are revolving loan funds, municipal bonds and local government borrowing, and entrepreneurship in rural America. Case examples describe projects in mill revitalization and financing of professional sports facilities. White teaches urban planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Kotval teaches urban and regional planning at Michigan State University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)