Readings
August 23: Introduction and Expectations
August 30: Economic Development – How it
affects local planning and growth
September 6: Overview and Context
Text: Blakely, EJ. And T.K. Bradshaw, 2002. Overview. Planning
Local Economic Development, Theory and Practice, Third Edition,
p. xiii-xvii
Text: Blakely, EJ. And T. K. Bradshaw, 2002. A
New Argument For Taking Local
Economic Development Initiatives. Planning Local Economic
Development, Theory
and Practice, Third Edition, Chapter 1: p. 1-28
September 13: State and National Policy
Text:
Blakely, EJ. And T. K. Bradshaw, 2002. Toward a National
and State Policy Agenda. Planning
Local Economic Development, Theory and Practice, Third
Edition, Chapter 2:
p. 29-51
September 20: Local Economic Development
Text: Blakely, EJ. And T. K. Bradshaw, 2002. Concepts
and Theories of Local Economic
Development Planning Local Economic Development, Theory and
Practice, Third Edition, Chapter 3: p. 53-73
September 27: Mortgage and Lending Markets
October 4: Recap
Incentive Approaches/Justification
Project
Introduction
October 11: Project Selection
October 18: Financial Tools and Models
October 25: Local Image and Branding
November 1: Tax Abatement, Enterprise Zones, and
Tax-increment Financing
November 8: Effective Argument – Making
the Case
November 15: Project Outline
November 22: Thanksgiving Vacation
November 29: Work on Projects
December 6: Last Class
December 13: Final Project / Paper / Presentations
(Exact
date, time and location TBA)
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