Publication Date

October 1997

Comments

Permission was granted by the National Association of Regional Councils and the Regionalist.

Abstract

Despite long odds, some distressed, high unemployment regions in the United States survive, revitalize, and prosper. While there are many reasons for their success, we hypothesize that a strong sense of community helps make bearable the anger, frustration, despair, and irrationality that accompany high job losses in a region.