[CPEO-BIF] "Restoring Prosperity" a new report from Brookings

["Robert Hersh" <b_hersh@verizon.net>]

The Brookings Institution, a think-tank in Washington DC, recently issued
the report, "Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's
Older Industrial Cities".  

>From the executive summary: "This report provides a framework for
understanding how to restore prosperity in America's struggling cities,
particularly those in the Northeast and Midwest.  Targeted at state and
local government, business and civic leaders, "Restoring Prosperity: The
State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities" describes the
challenges facing these communities, the unprecedented opportunity that
exists to leverage their many assets, and a policy agenda to advance their
renewal".  

The full report is available at:
http://www3.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20070520_oic.pdf


Bob Hersh
CPEO




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