Selected Economic Development Websites
- ICIC: Initiative for a Competitive Inner CityNonprofit research center founded by Harvard University's Michael Porter. Four pillars of inner city development: education, housing, health care, and business conditions. Note especially the documents listed under the "Research and Analysis/Research Library" tab, including "Opportunity Newark."
- Great Cities Institute Research Archive - University of Ilinois at ChicagoArchive of research papers on subjects related to urban economic development and more.
- Economic Development - HUD PortalPart of the portal at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Economic Development - The Urban InstitutePublished research at the Urban Institute
Specific Suggestions
•Taxation of imports as public policy.
•Competition among the states to attract industry – tax incentives and tax shelters.
Try Business Source Premier and EconLit. Look for books in the Library Catalog search widget under the Finding Books tab.
•The rise and fall of organized labor.
Definitely look at the Library Catalog under Finding Books and also try America: History & Life for learned articles in history. Business Source Premier and EconLit might have some good things as well. Try the titles under the Newspapers tab for more current news if desired.
•Environmental protection and its impact.
Try this search in ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection for many full-text articles:
