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Hamlin, Roger Eugene was born on July 6, 1945 in Oklahoma City. Son of George Benjamin and Olive Ruth (Bettgar) Hamlin.
( Recent years have witnessed a revolution in the way eco...)
Recent years have witnessed a revolution in the way economies work. The world has moved away from centralized governments and economies, toward decentralized governments and market-driven economies. A pragmatic, non-ideological approach to mixed economic systems is becoming the order of the day, blurring the lines between public and private, and referred to here as the economy without walls. The purpose of Hamlin and Lyons' new work is to synthesize an understanding of the economy without walls, distill the implications of this economy for local communities, and apply knowledge of those implications to guiding communities' development. The book assumes that the use of intersectoral partnerships is an important part of any urban or regional development strategy. It systematically describes such partnerships, including the philosophical foundations of this approach and the financial and non-financial activities used to implement it. The work then discusses trends in the theory and practice of local community management that result from this economic restructuring. The implications of the economy without walls cannot be ignored if urban planners and related professionals are to be effective in the new worldwide environment. This book will be a must-read for scholars, students, and practitioners in urban planning, economic development, and public administration.
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( Despite strong U.S. and Canadian economies, economic de...)
Despite strong U.S. and Canadian economies, economic development remains an important local governmental function, partly to alleviate the persistent poverty that plagues some areas and partly to compete with the activities of neighboring local governments. Those cities, metropolitan areas, rural regions, and states that do not plan effectively lose the battle for economic survival. Local economic development has become a complex and challenging field, with increasing numbers of planners specifically trained for the task. Providing a useful guide for planners and students of planning, this revised and updated edition of Lyons and Hamlin's 1990 book offers a framework for formulating an economic development plan for a local community. Stating that economic development planning continues to focus too narrowly on job creation at the expense of long-term goals, the authors focus on the secondary and long-term effects of local development activities. Job creation, they claim, should be the end product of a well-considered, comprehensive, rational approach to economic development. The book looks at the objectives of economic planning, offering a broad conception of them, and considers the information needed to plan effectively. following a discussion of public-private partnership tools in the U.S., the book shows how to translate objectives and data into a program of action, then closes the loop of the planning cycle with a description of program evaluation.
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financial analyst planning educator
Hamlin, Roger Eugene was born on July 6, 1945 in Oklahoma City. Son of George Benjamin and Olive Ruth (Bettgar) Hamlin.
Bachelor, Hamilton College, 1967. Master of Regional Planning, Syracuse University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1973.
Planner, Ottawa Regional Planning Commission, Port Clinton, Ohio., 1967;
planner, A.J. Reed Planning Cons., Syracuse, New York, 1967-1968;
planner, New York Office Planning Services, Syracuse, 1968;
investment programmer, Ministry Housing and Urban Development, Santiago, Chile., S.A., 1968-1970;
instructor, University College, Syracuse, 1970-1971;
legislation assistant, New York Senate, Albany, 1971-1972;
administrator, assistant professor Community Planning and Development Program, Columbus (Georgia) College, 1972-1974;
professor, director, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1974. President, Chairman of the Board Proaction Institute, Inc., East Lansing, since 1978, Transnovo, Inc., East Lansing, since 1980. Treasurer, board directors Red Cedar Certified Development Corporation, East Lansing, since 1982.
Assistant treasurer, board directors East Lansing Housing Corporation, since 1992. Co-chair Japanese national research commission on public/private partnerships Housing and Urban Development Corporation of Japan, 1988-1990. Member water quality task force Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Lansing, 1977.
Visiting professor Tokyo Science U., Japan, 1991. Chairperson economics development response team State of Michigan, 1993-1994.
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Member advisory committee on health status Michigan Mid-South Health System Agency, Mason, Michigan, 1977, East Lansing Transportation Commission, 1984-1990. Member American Planning Association (secretary Michigan chapter 1977, University liaison officer since 1988, National Planning award 1992), American Chi Psi, Phi Beta Delta.
Married Patricia Ann Edwards, June 1, 1968. Children: Eric, Amanda.