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Product Description: When it comes to creating jobs and improving local quality of life, some communities succeed and others fail. But why? What explains this? Many previous answers to this question have been largely subjective. In this book, however, a clearly objective analysis is presented, which boils down to five principal factors: Civic Conditionâthe intent and quality of a communityâs civic discourse and interaction Civic Capacityâthe human, financial and technical resources of a community Civic Strategies and Initiativesâthe direction a community chooses to pursue Civic Actionâthe activities a community implements to advance strategies and initiatives Civic Commitmentâthe intrinsic understanding a community has that it is responsible for its own future These five factors are presented using a metaphor from natureâthe Two-Fruited Treeâwhich aids in describing how the fruits of community and economic development (increased prosperity and quality of life) depend upon these factors...read more
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9781507528181 | Createspace Independent Pub, May 14, 2015, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: When it comes to creating jobs and improving local quality of life, some communities succeed and others fail.
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9781412090957 | Trafford on Demand Pub, May 30, 2007, cover price $22.89 | About this edition: The Peace Commission: Real Fights & Fast Bikes!
Explores the implementation and design of Java applications.
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9780201360622 | 2 edition (Addison-Wesley, January 1, 2006), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Explores the implementation and design of Java applications.
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9781904744757 | Gardners Books, November 1, 2005, cover price $14.80
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9781900072427 | Arc Pubns Todmorden, May 13, 2005, cover price $14.90
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9780596004088 | 2 sub edition (Oreilly & Associates Inc, November 1, 2002), cover price $59.99
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