RICHARD E. BENNETT is Chairperson of the Department of Economics, Kent State University.

• Preface Part I: Introduction A preliminary Overview Urban and Regional Adaptability to Structural Economic Change by Niles M. Hansen Part II: Some Specifics on Metropolitan Labor Markets In Northeastern Ohio Akron-Canton: A Twin Cities Solution to Structural Changes in Metropolitan Economies by David L. McKee and Richard E. Bennett Regional Economic Development Incentives: Applications for Youngstown, Ohio by Michael Stewart Alternative Paths to Local Economic Development: Insights into Strategies for Northeastern Ohio by Wilbur R. Thompson and Philip R Thompson Development Under Adversity: The Importance of Services, Technology, and Labor by Thomas M. Stanback, Jr. A New Approach to Positive Economics by William D. Gunther Part III: Deindustrialization and Industrial Restructuring Postindustrial Prospects for the Industrial Midwest: Can Ohio Compete? by Barry Bluestone The Limits of Local Economic Development Programs by John M. Levy Local Economic Development Programs and Small City Growth in Northeastern Ohio, 1970-80 by Richard Raymond and Thomas A. Pascarella The Fiscal Implications of Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Northeastern Ohio by Roy Bahl, Dana Weist, and Wanda Shulman Economic Development in Ohio by Marnie S. Shaul Part IV: Some Nonacademic Perceptions Emerging Technology and Its Impact on Regional Growth Prospects by Karen N. Horn The Need for International Competitiveness in Ohio by Thomas H. Barrett Part V: Conclusion Ohio in the Regional Life Cycle: A Synthesis by R.D. Norton Some Final Reflections on Economic Policy Selected Bibliography Index

RICHARD E. BENNETT is Chairperson of the Department of Economics, Kent State University.

• Preface Part I: Introduction A preliminary Overview Urban and Regional Adaptability to Structural Economic Change by Niles M. Hansen Part II: Some Specifics on Metropolitan Labor Markets In Northeastern Ohio Akron-Canton: A Twin Cities Solution to Structural Changes in Metropolitan Economies by David L. McKee and Richard E. Bennett Regional Economic Development Incentives: Applications for Youngstown, Ohio by Michael Stewart Alternative Paths to Local Economic Development: Insights into Strategies for Northeastern Ohio by Wilbur R. Thompson and Philip R Thompson Development Under Adversity: The Importance of Services, Technology, and Labor by Thomas M. Stanback, Jr. A New Approach to Positive Economics by William D. Gunther Part III: Deindustrialization and Industrial Restructuring Postindustrial Prospects for the Industrial Midwest: Can Ohio Compete? by Barry Bluestone The Limits of Local Economic Development Programs by John M. Levy Local Economic Development Programs and Small City Growth in Northeastern Ohio, 1970-80 by Richard Raymond and Thomas A. Pascarella The Fiscal Implications of Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Northeastern Ohio by Roy Bahl, Dana Weist, and Wanda Shulman Economic Development in Ohio by Marnie S. Shaul Part IV: Some Nonacademic Perceptions Emerging Technology and Its Impact on Regional Growth Prospects by Karen N. Horn The Need for International Competitiveness in Ohio by Thomas H. Barrett Part V: Conclusion Ohio in the Regional Life Cycle: A Synthesis by R.D. Norton Some Final Reflections on Economic Policy Selected Bibliography Index

RICHARD E. BENNETT is Chairperson of the Department of Economics, Kent State University.

• Preface Part I: Introduction A preliminary Overview Urban and Regional Adaptability to Structural Economic Change by Niles M. Hansen Part II: Some Specifics on Metropolitan Labor Markets In Northeastern Ohio Akron-Canton: A Twin Cities Solution to Structural Changes in Metropolitan Economies by David L. McKee and Richard E. Bennett Regional Economic Development Incentives: Applications for Youngstown, Ohio by Michael Stewart Alternative Paths to Local Economic Development: Insights into Strategies for Northeastern Ohio by Wilbur R. Thompson and Philip R Thompson Development Under Adversity: The Importance of Services, Technology, and Labor by Thomas M. Stanback, Jr. A New Approach to Positive Economics by William D. Gunther Part III: Deindustrialization and Industrial Restructuring Postindustrial Prospects for the Industrial Midwest: Can Ohio Compete? by Barry Bluestone The Limits of Local Economic Development Programs by John M. Levy Local Economic Development Programs and Small City Growth in Northeastern Ohio, 1970-80 by Richard Raymond and Thomas A. Pascarella The Fiscal Implications of Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Northeastern Ohio by Roy Bahl, Dana Weist, and Wanda Shulman Economic Development in Ohio by Marnie S. Shaul Part IV: Some Nonacademic Perceptions Emerging Technology and Its Impact on Regional Growth Prospects by Karen N. Horn The Need for International Competitiveness in Ohio by Thomas H. Barrett Part V: Conclusion Ohio in the Regional Life Cycle: A Synthesis by R.D. Norton Some Final Reflections on Economic Policy Selected Bibliography Index