Economic Development Resource List
This is a selected list of MRSC Library holdings on economic development that supplements information on the economic development webpages. These publications are available to Washington State city/town/county employees and officials to borrow at no charge by contacting the MRSC Library at (206) 625-1300 or via E-mail mrsc@mrsc.org. If you are not a Washington city/town/county official or employee, please contact your local public library to request these items.
General | Planning | Strategies | Downtown Development | Marketing | Special Programs | Tourism | Trade | Financing | Jobs
General Economic Development
101 ideas on economic development / by Cal Clark. -- Omaha, Neb. : People Natural Gas, 1994.; vi, 115 p. A guide to promoting economic development and community development in rural areas. [ED 0.0009 O54 1994]
101 more ideas on economic development / by Cal Clark. -- Omaha, Neb. : UtilCorp United, 1997.; vi, 128 p. [ED 0.0009 O541 1997]
A 1997 forum on economic development: final report / sponsored by the National Association of Counties. Washington, D.C.: NaCO, 1997. 60 p.
Building your community's future : getting started in economic development [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 49] + workbook [23 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 G45 1993 KIT]
Dilemmas of urban economic development : issues in theory and practice / edited by Ricard D. Bingham and Robert Mier. -- Thousand Oaks, Cal. : Sage, 1997.; xvi, 344 p. A collection of articles addressing the issues affecting urban economic development. [ED 4.0000 D44 1997]
Economic renewal guide : a collaborative process for sustainable development / Michael J. Kinsley. -- Snowmass, Colo. : Rocky Mountain Institute, 1997.; 225 p. [ED 4.0000 E366 1997]
Grassroots leaders for a new economy : how civic entrepreneurs are building prosperous communities / Douglas Henton, John Melville, Kimberly Walesh ; with a foreward by Edward R. McCracken. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass,1997.; 244 p. [ED 4.0000 G73 1997]
Harvesting hometown jobs : the new small town guide to local economic development / National Center for Small Communities. -- Washington, D.C. : National Center for Small Communities, 1997. 2nd ed. 157 p. : ill. [ED 3.2000 H355 1997]
Local economic development : a guide to practice / Emil E. Malizia. -- New York : Praeger, 1985. 244p. [ED 0.0009 L63 1985]
Local economic development : analysis and practice / John P. Blair. -- Thousand Oaks, Cal. : Sage, 1995.; x, 344 p. [ED 4.0000 L63 1995]
Local officials guide to dynamic city commercial centers / National League of Cities (NLC). -- Washington, D.C. : NLC, c1990. 36 p. [ED 5.3400 L655 1990]
Lost landscapes and failed economies: the search for a value of place / Thomas Michael Power. -- Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1996. xii, 254 p., : ill. Argues that the quality of the natural landscape is an essential part of a community's permanent economic base and should not be sacrificed in short-term efforts to maintain employment levels in industries that are ultimately not sustainable. [ED 5.3300 L6 1996]
Managing economic development : a guide to state and local leadership strategies / Jeffrey S. Luke, Curtis Ventriss, B.J. Reed, Christine M. Reed. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1988. 275 p. [ED 2.0000 M25 1988]
The small town survival guide : help for changing the economic future of your town / Jack McCall. -- New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, c1993. 160 p. [ED 5.0000 S653 1993]
Take charge : economic development in small communities : empowering rural communities for the 1990's / by Janet Ayres, Robert Cole, Clair Hein, Stuart Huntington, Wayne Kobberdahl, Wanda Leonard, and Dale Zetocha. -- Madison, Wis. : N. Cent. Reg. Ctr. for Rur. Dev., IowaSU, Jan. 1990. 1 vol. (loose-leaf). [ED 2.0000 T355 1990]
Urban manufacturing : dilemma or opportunity? / Report of a policy forum sponsored by the National Council for Urban Economic Development and the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. -- Washington, D.C. CUED 1993,1994. 76 p. [ED 5.3300 U755 1994]
Planning for Economic Development
Building your community's future : creating an action agenda [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 21] + workbook [27 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 C75 1993 KIT]
Building your community's future : financing your economic development activities [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 49] + workbook [31 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 F55 1993 KIT]
Building your community's future : creating an action agenda [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 21] + workbook [27 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 C75 1993 KIT]
Economic development through growth management : making the vision real / Washington State Department of Community Development Growth Management Division. -- Olympia, WA : Washington State, July 1993. 1 vol. [ED 0.0009 E386 1993]
Economic development : a strategic approach for local government / Don Morrison. -- Washington, D.C. : ICMA, 1995.; 2 vols., 67 p. & 173 p. Designed to assist local officials involved with community economic development understand the factors which effect local economy and develop a strategic economic development plan. [ED 4.0000 E36 1995]
Stemming middle-class decline : the challenges to economic development planning / Nancy Green Leigh. -- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Center for Urban Policy Research, c1994. 218 p. [ED 5.0000 S825 1994]
Step-by-step market analysis : a workbook for downtown business development / Kate Joncas and Liveable Oregon, Inc. -- Washington, D.C. : National Main Street Center, 1995.; 67 p. [ED 5.3400 S84 1995]
Strategic and economic development planning : a how-to manual for local government / by Don A. Morrison. -- Tacoma, Wash. : Local Government Institute, c1991. 77 p. [ED 4.0000 S855 1991]
Transforming your community : empowering for change / Allen B. Moore and Rusty Brooks. -- Malabar, Flor. : Krieger Publishing, 1996. xii, 190 p. A guide for citizen groups and leaders to create and develop economic development ideas and plans for their communities. [ED 0.0009 T73 1996]
Understanding your economy : using analysis to guide local strategic planning / Mary L. McLean, Kenneth P. Voytek; developed by NCI Research, the Institute for Urban Economic Development. -- Chicago : Planners Press, 1992. 245 p. [ED 0.0009 U556 1992]
Strategies to Foster and Promote Economic Development
General | Downtown Development | International Trade | Marketing | TourismGeneral Discussion of Strategies
Building your community's future : retaining and expanding local businesses [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 40] + workbook [27 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 R45 1993 KIT]
Business retention and expansion / HyettPalma, Inc. -- Alexandria, Virg. : HyettPalma Pubs., 1995. 47 p. : ill. A collection of programs designed to help existing businesses become stronger and expand, guaranteeing long-term profitability. [ED 6.0000 B87 1995]
Competitive manufacturing : new strategies for regional development / Stuart A. Rosenfeld ; with a foreword by Ray Marshall. -- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Center for Urban Policy Research, c1992. 400 p. [ED 5.3300 C655 1992]
The high-tech potential : economic development in rural America / by Amy K. Glasmeier. -- New Brunswick, N.J. : Center for Urban Policy Research, c1991. 225 p. [ED 4.2000 H555 1991]
Hi-tech : new opportunities for small towns [videorecording] / presented by the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). -- Omaha, Neb. : Service Corps of Retired Executives, 1995.; 1 videocassette (VHS) (22:16 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Examines four small Nebraskan towns (Ainsworth, Aurora, Gordon, and Rushville) and how they succeeded in stopping their downward economic spiral by tying their future to the new world wide telecommunications network. [ED 5.0000 H5 1995 VID]
Monitoring the outcomes of economic development programs : a manual / Harry P. Hatry, Mark Fall, Thomas O. Singer, E. Blaine Liner. -- Washington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press, c1990. 199 p. [ED 2.0000 M655 1990]
Rediscovering local associations and their powers : tools and methods / by John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, and Nicol E. Turner. -- Chicago, Ill. : Woodstock Institute, 1997. 114 p. : maps. Volume 2 of Building Community: Developing Human and Economic Resources. Explores how local associations and service organizations (including churches) can be approached to help partner in economic development programs. [ED 5.0000 B75 1995 v.2]
Small business partnerships / National League of Cities. -- Washington, D.C. : National League of Cities, 1989. (Local Officials Guide / NLC). 86 p. [ED 5.1000 L63 1989]
Two small towns, too tough to die [videorecording] / presented by the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). -- Omaha, Neb. : Service Corps of Retired Executives, 1993.; 1 videocassette (VHS) (23:00 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Examines two small towns (Cedar Rapids, NB and Corning, IA) and how they succeeded in improving their economy and standard of living using tried and proven methods of economic development. [ED 5.0000 T85 1993 VID ]
Building your community's future : stabilizing& revitalizing downtowns [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 54] + workbook [27 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 S81 1993 KIT]
Organizing a successful downtown revitalization program using the Main Street approach / Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development Downtown Revitalization Services. -- Olympia, Wash. : CTED (Dept. of Commerce), 1997.; 78 p. : ill. [PL 5.2210 O64 1997]
American cities in the global economy : a survey of municipalities on activities and attitudes / by John Kincaid, with assistance of Joshua L. Handelsman. -- Washington, D.C. : National League of Cities, 1997. 86 p. [ED 5.3200 A54 1997]
Balancing nature and commerce in gateway communities / Jim Howe, Ed McMahon, and Luther Propst. -- Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1997.; x, 145 p. : ill. Provides lessons in how to preserve the character and integrity of communities and landscapes without sacrificing local economic well-being. [PL 14.3000 B3 1997]
Citistates : how urban America can prosper in a competitive world / by Neal R. Peirce with Curtis W. Johnson and John Stuart Hall. -- Washington, D.C. : Seven Locks Press, 1993. 359 p. [ED 5.3200 C555 1993]
Building your community's future : strategies for marketing your community [videorecording] / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Continuing Education & Public Service, Community Information & Education Service. -- Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois, CIES, 1993. Kit includes 1 videocassette [1: 45] + workbook [19 p.]. (Building your community's future : satellite programs on community economic development.) [ED 0.0009 B835 S86 1993 KIT]
Business attraction and retention : local economic development efforts / Zenia Kotval, John R. Mullin, Kenneth Payne. -- Washington, D.C. : ICMA,1996.; 92 p. A guide to establishing and maintaining business retention and attraction programs. [ED 6.0000 B871 1996]
Economic development : marketing for results / Eric P. Canada. -- Ill. : Blane, Canada Ltd., 1995.; iii, 148 p. + appendix. A manual on how to employ marketing techniques within your economic development plan. [ED 4.3000 E35 1995]
Fill-in-the-blank business recruitment : a workbook for downtown business development / Kate Joncas and Liveable Oregon, Inc. -- Washington, D.C. : National Main Street Center, 1995.; 110 p. A guide to business recruitment and retention for downtown commercial areas. [ED 6.0000 F55 1995]
Marketing places : attracting investment, industry, and tourism to cities, states, and nations / by Philip Kotler, Donald Haider, and Irving Rein. -- New York : The Free Press/Macmillan, c1993. 388 p. [ED 4.3000 M35 1993]
Special Economic Development Programs - Link to MRSC Master Library Index
Tourism - Cultural - Entertainment
Colorado community tourism action guide / by Sarah L. Richardson. Denver, Colo. & Boulder, Colo. : Colorado Center for Community Development, June 1991[ED 5.4000 C65 1991.]
Getting started : how to succeed in heritage tourism / National Trust for Historic Preservation. -- Washington, D.C. : National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1993.; [44 p.], : ill. [ED 5.4000 G48 1993**]
Sports, jobs and taxes : the economic impact of sports teams and stadiums / Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist, editors. -- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, 1997.; xii, 525 p. [ED 5.1000 S66 1997]
Sports, convention, and entertainment facilities / David C. Petersen. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 1996. [PP 6.2500 S76 1996]
Tourism : a community approach / Peter E. Murphy. -- New York : Routledge, c 1985. 200 p. [ED 5.4000 T6 1985]
Tourism planning : basics, concepts, cases / Clare A. Gunn. -- Washington, D.C. : Taylor & Francis, 1994. 3rd edition. xxvii, 460 p. : ill. A guide to land use planning strategies aimed at attracting and maintaining tourism. [ED 5.4000 T676 1994]
Tourism planning : an integrated and sustainable development approach / Edward Inskeep. -- New York, N.Y. : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991. 508 p. : ill. [ED 5.4000 T675 1991]
Urban entertainment destinations, Urban Land Supplement, August 1996.
Tools and Resources for Economic Development
Funding Sources | Job CreationFunding Sources for Economic Development
Business improvement districts : tool for economic development / M. Bradley Segal ; International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Management Information Service. March 1997. -- Washington, D.C. : ICMA, 1997.; 22 p. Examines how Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are formed by business and property owners, and used to finance the economic vitality of downtowns, Main Streets, and other chosen business locales in response to declining levels of municipal services. [ED 5.3100 MIS 29:3**]
Economic development handbook / California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) and the League of California Cities. -- Sacramento, Calif. : League of California Cities, 1997.; 48 p. : graphs. A guide to economic development principles for local government with suggested strategies. [ED 2.0000 E36 1997**]
Financing economic renewal projects / by Barbara A. Cole and Meredith Miller. -- Snowmass, Colo. : Rocky Mountain Institute, 1988.; 72 p. : ill. [ED 3.0000 F55 1988]
Rural work force development : issues and strategies for rural leaders / by Phyllis A. Furdell, National League of Cities [NLC]. -- Washington, D.C. : NLC, 1995. 37 p. [ED 6.2000 R87 1995]
Workforce development for a better community / edited by Renee M. Winsky ; National League of Cities. -- Washington, D.C. : National League of Cities, 1996.; 27 p. [ED 6.2000 W66 1996]