RRD 153 Take Charge: Economic Development in Small Communities

Ayres, J., R. Cole, C. Hein, S. Huntington, W. Kobberdahl, W. Leonard, and D. Zetocha. 1990. Take Charge: Economic Development in Small Communities. (RRD153). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.

Strategic visioning has become an important tool for community leaders given the realization that localities, both those with growth and those with decline, must assume greater responsibility for their future. Take Charge: Economic Development in Small Communities, a manual for community strategic planning, has stimulated many local community initiatives by providing a model for community leaders to assess past performance, set goals for the future, and create action plans describing how to reach community objectives.

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Other Useful Links:

SETA (Office of Social and Economic Trend Analysis). This Web site has a number of pertinent indicators to "taking charge" and planning for economic development. http://www.seta.iastate.edu/takecharge

Take Charge: Economic Development in Small Communities is available for $25. To order, send check, money order, purchase order, or MasterCard or VISA information with your request to Kristi Hetland, NCRCRD, Iowa State University, 107 Curtiss Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1050; (515) 294-9768, (515) 294-3180 fax, khetland@iastate.edu.

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Iowa State University
107 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
(515) 294-8321, (515) 294-3180 fax

For questions, comments or concerns about the NCRCRD website, contact khetland@iastate.edu.