This comprehensive source and description of the tools available for financing economic development is divided up into well defined areas, making it easy to use for reference and guidance. It covers all aspects of the concept and makes a full discussion of all types of financing from public funds to private loans and venture capital. This will be an important book for professionals and undergraduates in urban studies, public administration and policy studies.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONAn Overview of Economic Development Finance - Edward W Hill and Nell Ann ShelleyEconomic Development Financing Policy - Michael J Wolkoff A State and Local PerspectiveTax Incentives, Public Loans and Subsidies - Margaret E Dewar What Difference do they Make in Nonmetropolitan Economic Development?PART TWO: THE PUBLIC SECTORWhat Public Finance do State Constitutions Allow? - Ferdinand P SchoettleIndustrial Development Bonds - Matthew R Marlin and William P Buzzi What Remains?Tax Increment Financing - James R Paetsch and Roger K Dahlstrom What it is and How it WorksPART THREE: ALTERNATIVE USES OF PUBLIC FUNDSConnecticut¿s New Product Development Corporation - Peter S FisherEnterprise Zones - Michael Allan Wolf A Decade of DiversityResearch Parks as Public Investments - Michael I Lugar and Harvey A Goldstein A Critical AssessmentCommunity Development Corporations as a Tool for Economic Development Finance - Wim Wiewel and Jeff WeintraubRevolving Funds for Economic Development - J Christopher WalkerState Initiatives to Modernize US Small and Midsized Manufacturers - Philip ShapiraIncreasing Exports Through World Trade Centers - Sammis B WhiteFinancing Exports - Mary Lou Eagan and Marc Bendrick Jr What is the State Role?PART FOUR: PRIVATE FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENTThe Use of Bank Financing for Economic Development - John M KolesarVenture Capital - Sheldon B LubarFinancing Entrepreneurs - Robert J Gaston The Anatomy of a Hidden MarketPART FIVE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERPutting it all Together - Terry F Buss, Arnold Clebone, Pamela Stanley and Peter Mitchell Financing Sovereign Circuits