Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Understanding Community Economic Development – New Roles for Practitioners
7. Community Economic Development – Shifting the Focus to Local Self–reliance and an Innovation Economy 3
8. Community Assets – Essential Building Blocks for CED 19
9. The Importance of the Downtown Core 32
10. Building Social Capital through Collaboration and Inclusiveness
11. Community Collaboration Techniques 45
12. Strategies for Engaging Youth and New Canadians 55
13. New Options for Growing the Rural Economy
14. Supporting the “Creative Class” and Entrepreneurs 75
15. New Economic Opportunities from Skilled Trades and Value-added Thinking 90
16. Capitalizing on Tourism 117
17. Supporting and Sustaining the New Rural Economy
18. Technology as the Foundation 131
19. The Economic Role of Healthcare 139
20. Attracting New Investments in Rural Communities 147
21. Goods, Services, and People Movement 157
22. Conclusion 165
23. Acknowledgments 169
24. Appendices
25. Detailed Asset Inventory Categories 173
26. Youth Programming and Funding Organizations 180
27. Sample Newcomer Websites 186
28. Government-funded Immigration Programs 187
29. Government–funded Skills Training Programs 189
30. Ontario Travel Market Segments 191
31. Definitions of the Creative Economy 196
32. Notes 197
33. Index 214