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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.
Electricity Costs And The Maine Economy: Review And Prospects, Charles S. Colgan
Electricity Costs And The Maine Economy: Review And Prospects, Charles S. Colgan
Maine Policy Review
Rising electricity costs over the past several years have set off alarm bells about the possible effects on economic growth in Maine. Efforts to at least reduce the rate of growth of electricity prices have led to charges and countercharges between the state's largest utility and many of the non-utility generators (NUG's), and resulted in major battles in the recent session of the Maine Legislature. In all of the discussion, however, there has been little information about two key questions: How high are Maine's electricity costs relative to other areas, and how sensitive is the Maine economy to changes in …
Defense Downsizing: The Economic Impacts In New England, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Defense Downsizing: The Economic Impacts In New England, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Maine Policy Review
Yoland R. Kodrzycki reviews the extent of New England’s dependency on defense and various measures of the severity of defense downsizing. The analysis is put in the broader context of the New England economy. Because the economy can provide opportunities or constraints, it is important to understand the general economic environment when designing a defense conversion strategy. This article is excerpted from the author’s remarks at a conference entitled “From Defense to Offense: Converting Maine’s Economy in a Time of Shrinking Military Expenditures,” which took place in Portland on June 13, 1994. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect official …
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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Exploring Maine's North-South Dichotomy, Christopher Spruce
Exploring Maine's North-South Dichotomy, Christopher Spruce
Maine Policy Review
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Maine's Defense Dependency And Its Effect On Economic Vitality, Laurie Lachance
Maine's Defense Dependency And Its Effect On Economic Vitality, Laurie Lachance
Maine Policy Review
With the continuing shift to a non-Cold War defense posture, Maine is experiencing its share of economic hardship from the reduction in federal defense spending. In the following article, Maine State Economist Laurie Lachance describes the depth and breadth of Maine's defense dependency and outlines what that portends for the future of Maine's economy.
From Cold War To Microchips: Stepping From The Past Into Our Future, Malcolm Forbes Jr.
From Cold War To Microchips: Stepping From The Past Into Our Future, Malcolm Forbes Jr.
Maine Policy Review
Malcolm "Steve" Forbes Jr., editor-in-chief of FORBES Magazine, looks often to history to explain the present and to predict the future. In an address to the 21st annual Governor's Economic Development Conference at the University of Maine last fall, Forbes identified two important trends, one grounded in the past (the Cold War), and one symbolic of the rapid change experienced at present (the microchip), in suggesting that the economic future for Maine and the nation is only limited by our willingness to give in to our fears about what that future holds. This article is an edited version of Forbes’ …
Grading The Maine Economy, Charles S. Colgan
Grading The Maine Economy, Charles S. Colgan
Maine Policy Review
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