New troubles for American towns -- The Main Street community -- The small town policy domain -- Community visioning and strategic thinking -- Thinking about demographics -- Community demographic tools -- The American dream and social mobility -- The heartland and the new global economy -- Small towns as economic engines -- Meltdown from Wall Street to Main Street -- Housing policy and the American dream -- Community and housing tools -- Labor market dynamics -- Employment and workforce analysis -- Where the jobs are -- Is your community competitive? -- Main streets as commercial hubs -- Where is the money? -- Small city municipal service framework -- Municipal services and fiscal stress -- The small town budget process -- Public debt financing -- Comprehensive planning and fiscal policy -- Rebooting community in the new economy.
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