Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy: How Civic Entrepreneurs Are Building Prosperous Communities

Jolted by the economic downturn of the early 1990s and the rapid globalization of the economy, a group of California business, government, education, and community leaders formed Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a collaborative regional alliance that helped create a strengthened economy and an improved quality of life in their community. Now three of Joint Venture′s advisers outline the process that led to this dramatic turnaround, as well as success stories in Florida, Ohio, Kansas, and Texas. They reveal the powerful new concept of civic entrepreneurship, and they offer practical, proven strategies that community leaders across the country can employ to foster local economic development and renewal.Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy explains the unique leadership qualities that set civic entrepreneurs apart, and illustrates how these leaders can emerge from all levels of private, public, social, and civic organizations. The book shows how civic entrepreneurs forge powerfully productive linkages at the intersection of business, government, education, and community, and it demonstrates how they operate at the grassroots level to create "collaborative advantages" that make it possible for their economic communities to compete on the global stage.

Spis treści:
Foreword.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FOR THE INFORMATION AGE.
Communities Meet the New Economy.
Civic Entrepreneurs: Leaders at the Grassroots.
The Four Steps in Building Community.
HOW CIVIC ENTREPRENEURS BUILD COMMUNITY.
Initiation: Networking and Motivating Change.
Incubation: Setting Shared Priorities.
Implementation: Mobilizing Resources to Get Things Done.
Improvement and Renewal: Helping the Community Change Continuously.
Conclusion: Renewing America One Community at a Time: Speeding the Change Process.

Nota biograficzna:
KIMBERLY WALESH are principals in Collaborative Economics (http://www.coecon.com), a firm that forges linkages betw een local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to promote growth. Henton lives in San Mateo, California; Melville in Ladera, California; and Walesh in Palo Alto, California.

Okładka tylna:
Jolted by the economic downturn of the early 1990s and the rapid globalization of the economy, a group of California business, government, education, and community leaders formed Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a collaborative regional alliance that helped create a strengthened economy and an improved quality of life in their community. Now three of Joint Venture′s advisers outline the process that led to this dramatic turnaround, as well as success stories in Florida, Ohio, Kansas, and Texas. They reveal the powerful new concept of civic entrepreneurship, and they offer practical, proven strategies that community leaders across the country can employ to foster local economic development and renewal.Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy explains the unique leadership qualities that set civic entrepreneurs apart, and illustrates how these leaders can emerge from all levels of private, public, social, and civic organizations. The book shows how civic entrepreneurs forge powerfully productive linkages at the intersection of business, government, education, and community, and it demonstrates how they operate at the grassroots level to create "collaborative advantages" that make it possible for their economic communities to compete on the global stage.