Universities and Colleges Affect on Economic Health of Cities
Posted by on March 24, 2006
Over the past few decades, deindustrialization, suburbanization, and disinvestment have combined to undermine the economic health of many cities. Increasingly, community groups are finding partners in local colleges and universities to turn these problems around. In this article, Kenneth Reardon of Cornell University, who has been a participant in such partnerships for the past 15 years, highlights ten exemplary efforts.
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