{"product_id":"9780615395937","title":"Romancing the Smokestack: How Cities and States Pursue Prosperity","description":"How did Federal Express decide to locate at the Memphis Airport? \u003cp\u003eWhy is China also losing manufacturing jobs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo artists really help turn around a struggling neighborhood?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat should you do with a declining auto mall - save it or let it die and start over again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's better - subsidizing an business or subsidizing the infrastructure such a business requires?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the kinds of questions that cities and states deal with all the time in their economic development. Bill Fulton's new book, ROMANCING THE SMOKESTACK: HOW CITIES AND STATES PURSUE PROSPERITY, is a collection of economic development columns from GOVERNING magazine that covers deals with these questions - and reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly about how economic development is practiced in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Fulton is a veteran author (GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA PLANNING, THE RELUCTANT METROPOLIS), urban planning and economic development consultant (with the firm Design, Community \u0026amp; Environment), and currently also mayor of Ventura, California, one of the most innovative communities in America. This book discusses economic development efforts that are sometimes shrewd and sometimes stupid - but shows that cities and states are tireless in their efforts to find the next economic engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can read an excerpt from the introduction here: https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/Preview\/1073034\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solimar Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046575816944,"sku":"9780615395937","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615395937_p0.jpg?v=1763597677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615395937","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}