9. Recommendations For Making Small-Scale Enterprise A Transformative Force

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1.Introduction: Small Business And City Life 1
6. Part I.The View From Main Street
7. 2. The Bia Movement: Setting The Stage For Main Street Revitalization 35
8. 3. The View From Main Street Halifax: The Challenge Of Being The Big Fish In A Small Pond 55
9. 4. The View From Main Street Vancouver: A City Region With An Emerging Sense Of Place 88
10. 5. The View From Main Street Toronto: A Case Of The Bottom-Up, Top-Down Conundrum 111
11. Part II.Unlocking The Potential Of Small-Scale Enterprise
12. 6. The “Art And Science” Of Small Business Survival: Lessons In Bia Practice 153
13. 7. Of People, Profits, And Place: Lessons In Local Economic Development 181
14. 8. Small Business And The Main Street Agenda: Lessons In Public Policy 206
15. 9. Recommendations For Making Small-Scale Enterprise A Transformative Force 227
16. 10. Conclusion: Cities, Small Business, And Distributed Decision Making 234
17. Afterword: Or …Why Staying Small, Local, And Independent Matters To City Life 240
18. About The Authors 249
19. Notes 251
20. References 267
21. Index 283