The study analyzes the determinants of reading achievement for 500 fourthgraders in the Wilmington, Delaware, school district. The data are an improvement over those used by past researchers because of the concurrent availability of student IQ, pretest and posttest reading scores, student...

Introduction -- AstraZeneca -- Delaware's port -- Wilmington's riverfront -- Fisker Automotive -- Bloom Energy -- Delaware City Refinery -- A potpourri of grants -- Growing business and jobs by other means -- Politics of economic development -- Lessons learned