COPING WITH CHANGE - BUILDING A SHARED VISION OF THE FUTURE CITY REGION

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

MONITORING MINNESOTA'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE 1990S

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

ECONOMIC FORECASTS AND ANALYSIS FOR STATE FISCAL MANAGEMENT

Public Economics,

REDIRECTING STATE ECONOMIC GROWTH

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

In this paper, we focus upon information needs for implementing public programs of resource use and control. Economic models for producing the needed data are presented as activity components of an extensive computer modeling capability. The activity components are building blocks in the construction of a workable system for relating research findings to management and policy questions in regional development.Community/Rural/Urban Development,

ANALYZING ALTERNATIVES IN REGIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

THE EVOLVING REGIONAL COMMUNITY

Community/Rural/Urban Development,

LOCAL FUNDING OF RURAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Public Economics,

FROM GLOBAL COMPETITION TO REGIONAL GOVERNANCE; NEW PARADIGMS FOR REGIONAL POLICY IN THE 1990S

The purpose of this paper is to present some elements of one or more paradigms for assessing a region's economic growth prospects and related infrastructure requirements. These concerns are central to a regional policy that offers guidance for individual decision makers of local governments and their resident populations. A paradigm for regional policy is a model of regional structure and activity that provides a basis for understanding and foresight about regional growth and change. It is a framework for well-targeted infrastructure investments, vigorous and sustained capacity-building, and continuing efforts in intra-regional cooperation. Critical infrastructure for globally-competitive business enterprise includes air transportation and the accompanying distribution system that brings together all transportation modes to provide access to regional and global markets. Capacity-building refers to the successful application and integration of the means of control and foresight - good management coupled with realistic anticipation about the future - in both private and public management. Intra-regional cooperation starts with the public agencies engaged in infrastructure planning. We focus on implications of a new paradigm for regional policy on investment in growth-influencing resources and facilities, and their location. We relate these decision variables to the recurring themes that apply to any region with high hopes of sustainability.Community/Rural/Urban Development,

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR URBAN-RURAL BALANCE

Community/Rural/Urban Development,