Targeted Economic Development: Its Role in Maine Economic Policy

Editors' Note: Although this article is about targeted economic development in Maine, we feel that its findings are pertinent to conditions here in North Carolina, especially considering the present reality of welfare reform. In the previous article, we considered various approaches to helping people move from public assistance, unemployment, and underemployment to decent jobs. Targeted economic development is another strategy that planners and community and economic developers in North Carolina and other Southeastern states may want to add to their toolbox of job development strategies to help people make these transitions