The Role of Local Development Organizations in Rural America
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| Title: | The Role of Local Development Organizations in Rural America |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Green, Gary Paul, Haines, Anna, Dunn, Adam |
| Source: | Rural Sociology. Sep 2002 67(3):394-415. |
| Availability: | Rural Sociological Society. 104 Gentry Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7040. Tel: 573-882-9065; Fax: 573-882-1473; e-mail: ruralsoc@missouri.edu; Web site: http://www.ruralsociology.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Economic Development, Rural Areas, Local Government, Recruitment, Labor Turnover, Urban Areas, Surveys, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Regression (Statistics) |
| ISSN: | 0036-0112 |
| Abstract: | Rural communities rely increasingly on local development organizations (LDOs) to promote economic development. The rise of LDOs has been the source of much debate. Using a national data set that links local governments with development organizations, we contrast the economic development activities, and their outcomes, of local governments and development organizations in rural America. We find that LDOs are involved in more economic development activities than are local governments. They are more successful at business recruitment and more effective at retention/expansion, both in number of firms and in jobs. The organizational networks of LDOs and local governments consistently influence their effectiveness. Finally, we examine the effects of an LDOs' presence on the outcomes of business recruitment and of retention and expansion activities. The results suggest that the LDOs' success may be due in part to the networks in which they are embedded and to the amount of effort they make to promote growth. (Contains 8 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://www.ruralsociology.org/pubs/RuralSociology/ |
| Accession Number: | EJ784298 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Rural communities rely increasingly on local development organizations (LDOs) to promote economic development. The rise of LDOs has been the source of much debate. Using a national data set that links local governments with development organizations, we contrast the economic development activities, and their outcomes, of local governments and development organizations in rural America. We find that LDOs are involved in more economic development activities than are local governments. They are more successful at business recruitment and more effective at retention/expansion, both in number of firms and in jobs. The organizational networks of LDOs and local governments consistently influence their effectiveness. Finally, we examine the effects of an LDOs' presence on the outcomes of business recruitment and of retention and expansion activities. The results suggest that the LDOs' success may be due in part to the networks in which they are embedded and to the amount of effort they make to promote growth. (Contains 8 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0036-0112 |
