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RRD 186 Community Economic Analysis: A How To Manual

Hustedde, R. J., R. Shaffer, and G. Pulver. Revised 2005. Community Economic Analysis: A How To Manual. (RRD186). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. ISBN 0-936913-15-1.
     

This manual is intended for the individual interested in the analysis of a community's economy. It is designed to assist individuals who need to bring information to a group of citizens or decision makers concerned with the economic future of a community. The manual addresses nonlocal markets linkage, strategies for economic development, multipliers, assessing the size and shape of a community's trade area, keeping local dollars in the community, measuring the efficiency of local firms, and other strategies.

     

RRD 186—Community Economic Analysis: A How To Manual is available for $12. For more information, contact Lori Martin at martinl@anr.msu.edu

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