Economic Development Quarterly articles from February 1998

Economic Development Quarterly archives from February 1998

Matching the disadvantaged to job opportunities: structural explanations for the past successes of the Center for Employment Training.
February 1, 1998... The Center for Employment Training is generally acknowledged as an effective program for skills training and placing economically disadvantaged populations into entry-level jobs. Program success is explained by the ability...

Remaking the growth coalition: the Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
February 1, 1998... An important determinant of success for community development corporations (CDCs) is their ability to create formal and informal interorganizational networks. The Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development is one of...

Is networking always the answer? Networking among community colleges to increase their capacity in business outreach.
February 1, 1998... This article examines how community colleges can become more proactive partners in local economic development. It focuses on how networking can help community colleges in building their capacity in this relatively new area...

The jobs and workforce initiative: northeast Ohio employers' plan for workforce development.
February 1, 1998... This article reports on the Jobs and Workforce Initiative (JWFI), an employer-driven planning process aimed at developing workforce improvement strategies for northeast Ohio. The JWFI was undertaken by the Greater Cleveland...

Rural networks in the United States: lessons from three experiments.
February 1, 1998... A number of states and countries have begun to encourage formation of flexible manufacturing networks among small manufacturing and other firms to respond effectively to local economic crises or to enable smaller firms to ...

Why state and local economic development programs cause so little economic development.
February 1, 1998... Although evaluations show that state and local economic development programs have few effects on economic growth or redistribution of economic activity, explanations for the failures are incomplete. Technocratic explanations...

The declining status of minorities in the New York City construction industry.
February 1, 1998... Does the employment status of minorities suffer when government downplays affirmative action efforts? This study analyzes the relative status of minority businesses and construction employees in New York City's construction...