The Role of Counties in Local Economic Development

Laura A. Reese
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Laura A. Reese: Eastern Michigan University

Economic Development Quarterly, 1994, vol. 8, issue 1, 28-42

Abstract: This article focuses on the role of county governments in local economic development. It examines whether counties are fulfilling their potential as regional coordinating bodies in economic development and explicitly tests the hypothesis that counties are more likely to engage in demand-side economic development incentives because of this role. Using the International City/County Management Association Economic Development data set, the author compared economic development practices in cities and counties. The findings are somewhat mixed but indicate that counties are, at least to some extent, fulfilling a coordinating role and are more likely to practice certain types of demand-side incentives than cities.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1177/089124249400800103

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