Broadband telecommunications infrastructure is considered to be an economic development necessity by a significant number of policymakers and economic development professionals, particularly in rural areas. Across the United States, a considerable amount of money is being invested in the...

Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Kleinstädten wurde in der wirtschaftsgeographischen Forschung bisher unzureichend beleuchtet. Ein Grund dafür ist, dass Studien sich vor allem auf Großstädte fokussiert haben und kleinere Städte erst in den vergangenen Jahren mehr Aufmerksamkeit...

This study examines the relationship between government funding and faith-based nonprofit organizational development and professionalization. By conducting an online survey of 1,632 executive directors at Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the United States, followed by telephone and email...

This thesis analyzes the impact of capital budget on capital spending in the U.S. states.The analysis is based on the James Poterba's 1995 study of the impact of a capital budget on capital spending using 1962 U.S. state-level data. I first replicate Poterba's model using the 1992-1996 data set...

This paper addresses the increasing use of network forms of governance and the challenges would-be network managers confront, including the persistent need network structures create to secure a modicum of internal goal alignment among participating members, the difficulty of establishing and...

This paper describes a strategy designed to catalyse a process of civic dialogue and social learning in an economically distressed section of Virginia typically referred to as Southside or the Dan River Region. The model underpinning this initiative employs the arts and a grassroots leadership...