MPA 524 - Community and Economic Development

3 Credit(s)

Examines how rural and urban communities address poverty, unemployment, and other economic problems through job creation and retention, workforce training, and other development strategies. It reviews the major theories in the field as well as applications in real-life conditions. The course also pays special attention to how economic development constituencies use communication techniques, including lobbying, advocacy and marketing, to advance their proposals in the larger political environment.