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Jobs and Economic Development
Strategies and Practice
Edited by:
- Robert P. Giloth - The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Other Titles in:
Planning (General)
Planning (General)
May 1998 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
`Job-centred economic development' integrates approaches from the fields of economic development, employment training, social services and community development. Its strategies focus on connecting disadvantaged adults and youth to family-supporting jobs in their towns, cities and regional economies, and ensuring that these jobs are sustainable, thus providing the basis for long-term careers. This collection of perspectives helps tie those approaches together into a guide for community development and local economic development professionals.
PART ONE: BACKGROUND
Norman B Rice
Forward
Robert P Giloth
Jobs and Economic Development
Bennett Harrison and Marcus Weiss
Labor Market Restructuring and Workforce Development
Elizabeth J Mueller and Alex Schwartz
Why Local Economic Development and Employment Training Fail for Low-Income Communities
Laura Dresser and Joel Rogers
Networks, Sectors and Workforce Learning
PART TWO: TECHNIQUES
Brian Bosworth
Regional Economic Analysis To Support Job Development Strategies
Peggy Clark and Amy J Kays
Labor Market Profiling
PART THREE: EXAMPLES
Steven L Dawson
Start-Ups and Replication
Lorenzo D Harrison
Ready for Work
Janice M Nittoli and Robert P Giloth
New Careers Revisited
PART FOUR: ISSUES
Thomas R Dewar
Community Analysis and Organizing for Jobs
Pierre Clavel and Karen Westmont
The Politics of Jobs in Maine
Brenda A Lautsch and Paul Osterman
Changing the Constraints
Robert P Giloth
Prospects for Job-Centered Economic Development