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Economic Development In Maine: Strategies And Opportunities, Steven Ballard, Stephanie Seguino, Charles S. Colgan
Economic Development In Maine: Strategies And Opportunities, Steven Ballard, Stephanie Seguino, Charles S. Colgan
Maine Policy Review
Changes in the national and international economies have forced Maine and other states to reexamine their approaches to economic development. No longer are the traditional approaches useful in the context of a global economy. Maine's present and future economic growth requires that the state respond to the realities of this new economic landscape. In this article, Steven Ballard, Stephanie Seguino and Charles Colgan put forth their thoughts and conclusions on the strategies and opportunities upon which Maine's economic development efforts should focus.
Pricing Issues In Telecommunications, Robert W. Crandall
Pricing Issues In Telecommunications, Robert W. Crandall
Maine Policy Review
Over the last quarter century, significant changes have occurred in telecommunications. The breakup of AT&T and a myriad of technological innovations have sounded the death knell for the theory of telecommunications as a natural monopoly, according to Robert W. Crandall of the Brookings Institute. In the following article, Dr. Crandall assesses a variety of pricing issues that must be addressed by regulators, telecommunications firms and consumers in an increasingly competitive telecommunications market.
Good Intentions Are Not Enough: How The Peace Movement Hobbled Defense Conversion In Maine [Adams], With Reply How The Peace Movement Encouraged Defense Conversion In Maine [Schweppe], Stephen J. Adams, Susie Schweppe
Good Intentions Are Not Enough: How The Peace Movement Hobbled Defense Conversion In Maine [Adams], With Reply How The Peace Movement Encouraged Defense Conversion In Maine [Schweppe], Stephen J. Adams, Susie Schweppe
Maine Policy Review
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The Maine Economic Conversion Project: Promoting A Sustainable Future, Susie Schweppe, Nicholas Karvonides
The Maine Economic Conversion Project: Promoting A Sustainable Future, Susie Schweppe, Nicholas Karvonides
Maine Policy Review
For the past five years, a small, but dedicated group of Mainers has been working on the perplexing and sometimes controversial issue of defense conversion. The Portland-based Economic Conversion Project (ECP), an initiative of the Maine Peace Fund, sees opportunity in the nation’s defense downsizing efforts where others see only adversity. Among other goals, the private, non-profit ECP wants to create a sustainable economy that is more responsive to public need than to the disintegrating military industrial complex. Susie Schweppe and Nicholas Karvonides of ECP recently discussed with Maine Policy Review the status of their project and the challenges confrontingMaine …
Expanding The Maine Economy, John Mckernan
Expanding The Maine Economy, John Mckernan
Maine Policy Review
Maine Governor John McKernan highlights his administration's efforts to expand the state’s economy, including its initiatives to reduce the cost of doing business in the state, to reform education, and to build consensus among various constituencies around goals and strategies for economic development. The article is based on McKernan’s remarks at the 21st annual Governor's Economic Development Conference held at the University of Maine last fall.
Next Steps In Business Conversion: Supporting Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Eric R. Pages
Next Steps In Business Conversion: Supporting Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Eric R. Pages
Maine Policy Review
Defense conversion is a major issue confronting Maineand other states that are threatened with the loss of major military and civilian defense facilities. The closing of Loring Air Force Base this year has made real to most Mainecitizens the rapidly changing nature of the state’s defense infrastructure. As the anxiety increases about the future of remaining defense facilities, both the public and private sectors are working to develop meaningful conversion programs and policies. The latter was the focus of a statewide conference on defense conversion, "From Defense to Offense" held last June in Portland. This article by Eric R. Pages …