Economic Success: Re-evaluating the traditional approach to economic development in order to broaden opportunity for all

Abstract

This analysis attempts to characterize the traditional economic development conversation in the context of Fulton County to discern how community boosterism can cause economic development practitioners to completely dismiss threats to growth. This analysis also questions how economic development leaders and organizations alike can not only adequately track inclusive growth and identify targeted areas of investment over time (from both a geographical and dimensional perspective) but also retain a thorough understanding of the programmatic tools necessary to pursue authentic economic development.