Why Some Communities Succeed, Why Some Fail--and What to Do About It

by Brian Cole

Book Overview

When it comes to creating jobs and improving local quality of life, some communities succeed and others fail. But why? What explains this? Many previous answers to this question have been largely subjective. In this book, however, a clearly objective analysis is presented, which boils down to five principal factors: Civic Condition-the intent and quality of a community's civic discourse and interaction Civic Capacity-the human, financial and technical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507528183
• ISBN13: 9781507528181
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"