Community, culture, and economic development : continuity and change in two small southern towns / Meredith Ramsay ; foreword by Kirkland Hall, Sr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Newly updated comparative study of economic development policy, and its relationship with local power structures and cultural and social relations, in two Maryland towns"--Provided by publisher

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Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Frameworks -- Urban Regime Theory -- The Market Model -- The Growth Machine Thesis -- Toward a New Synthesis -- The Urban-Rural Duality -- Culture Is Key -- Conclusion -- 3. A History of Somerset County -- Harvesters of Land and Water -- The Planters� Regime -- The American Revolution -- The Civil War -- Political Insurgency -- The Attorney General�s Quest -- The Civil Rights Movement

The Burden of Somerset�s HistoryThe Moral Economy of the Watermen -- The Invasion of the Drudgers -- Recent Development Pressures -- The Economic Development Commission of Somerset County -- Photo gallery follows -- 4. Princess Anne, 1986�1991 -- Economic Pressures -- The Black Community�s Challenge -- The Growth Machine -- Growth Policy and Developing Opposition -- “Increase the Town�s Tax Base by Annexation� -- “Bring Industry and Jobs to Princess Anne� -- Renewed Conflict over Annexation and Zoning

€œProvide Loans for Downtown Businessesâ€?More Industry and Jobs for Princess Anne -- How It Happened -- The 1990 Election -- The Aftermath -- Discussion -- Two Years Later -- Conclusion -- 5. Crisfield, 1986â€?1991 -- City Hall -- The Seafood People -- The Packers -- The Pickers -- The Watermen -- The Black Community -- The Chamber -- The Chamber Breakfast -- Plant Closings -- The Business Forum -- Summary -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- Summary of the Findings -- Princess Anne -- Crisfield -- Discussion -- Implications

ClientelismSubsistence Cultures -- Inequality and Inefficiency -- Economic and Political Disequilibrium -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Princess Anne Had a Successful Facelift -- “Crisfield�s Phoenix Never Rose from the Ashes� -- Cultural Continuity and Resistance to Change -- “The Sting of These Insults� -- Organizing for Change -- The Community Forum -- The Diversity Task Force -- A Response Had Been Expected -- Warning by Certified Mail -- No Representation without Population -- Town versus Gown -- “The Significance and Joy of This Moment�

Lessons LearnedCoda -- Appendix. Somerset County Task Force on Diversity: Final Recommendations -- Final Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Index

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