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IntroductionPart I. An Examination of Existing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline1. Competing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline 2. A Brief History of Economic Growth and Decline3. Growth versus Development 4. In Search of a New Understanding PartII. Why Local Economies Must Grow: Causes of Increasing Demand5. Economic Stasis: "We Don’t Want to Grow; We Want to Stand Still" 6. Global Forces on Local Economies7. National and State Forces that Impact Local Economies8. Over-Dependence on a Single Company or Single Industry: Case StudiesPart III. The Impacts of Insufficient Local Economic Growth 9. Impacts on the Secondary and Tertiary Economies10. Reaction Times and Waiting Until it is Too Late11. Community and Citizen ResponsesPart IV. Enhancing the Local "Product" 12. Preparing and Selling the Product13. Physical Requisites for Economic Development 14. Matching Communities to Optimal Business Development: The "Right Kinds" of Jobs15. Institutional Growth and Economic Development16. Building Amenities to Drive Growth17. Rural Communities and Small Town Economic Development Part V. The Process: Initiating and Sustaining Local Economic Growth 18. Vision, Planning, and Selling the Plan19. The Timing of the Process20. Team-Building, Budgeting, and Professionalism21. Creating Strategic Alliances for Growth22. Image, Awareness, and Selling Communities for Employers23. Managing Internal Expectations24. Managing Inter-Jurisdictional Relationships25. Business Incubation and Entrepreneurialism as an Economic Growth Generator and State Development ProgramsPart VI.Sinclair Lewis Redux: It Can Happen Here26. Preparing Communities for Economic Development27. Conclusions and Actions/Recommendations