Economic Development Finance [Hardcover]

Karl F. Seidman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761927093 | ISBN-13: 978-0761927099 | Publication Date: June 22, 2004 | Edition: 1

Economic Development Finance is a comprehensive and in-depth presentation of private, public, and community financial institutions, policies and methods for financing local and regional economic development projects. The treatment of policies and program models emphasizes their applications and impact, key design and management issues, and best practices. A separate section addresses critical management issues for development finance programs: program and product design, the lending and investment process, and capital management. Case studies are included throughout the book to help readers develop their skills and apply policies and tools to real practice issues. A glossary of finance terms is also included.

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"'Incredible. What a major contribution, just to pull together the diverse array of information out there about development finance into one volume. I consider this book an "education" for the lay reader, and a fabulous resource for the practitioner of development finance' - Dr Rhonda Phillips, University of Florida; 'This is the most comprehensive and best-written economic development text in the market. This would be a good text for a graduate level course and would work well with a one-semester teaching plan... The main strength of the book is the author's ability to summarize concepts, programs, and institutions and then draw from them issues, lessons, and challenges' - John S Strong, School of Business, College of William and Mary"

About the Author

Karl F. Seidman is Senior Lecturer at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning and an experienced economic development practitioner.  His MIT courses have completed over forty technical assistance projects for development finance organizations and prepared twelve economic development plans, including an award-winning revitalization plan for Boston’s Hyde Park Commercial District.  His professional experience includes the design, management and evaluation of economic development finance programs, the financing and supervision of complex development projects, and the preparation of economic development plans and strategies. 

Mr. Seidman’s accomplishments include:  

• Authoring laws that established two Massachusetts business finance agencies
• Building a $120 million state real estate finance and development authority
• Preparing over fifteen local and regional economic development plans; and
• Participating in the national evaluations of federal and foundation economic and community programs.  

Mr. Seidman holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor's degree in political science from Amherst College.  He is the author of over thirty-five consulting reports, articles in professional journals, a guide to urban commercial revitalization practice and the editor of a practitioner’s guide to defense conversion.   

Product Details

• Hardcover: 520 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (June 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761927093
• ISBN-13: 978-0761927099
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good primer in Economic Development Finance, June 21, 2009

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Karl Seidman, an experienced economic developer, consultant, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning and current Secretary of the Northeast Economic Developers Association (NEDA) has written an excellent primer for economic development finance. This book will be useful for economic development students, people studying for any kind of economic development cerification (CeD, EDP, etc.) teachers of economic development finance, economic development professionals local officials who deal with economic development or anyone intersted in the sunject. It is cleanly written with useful exercises to reinforce the readings. I am an experienced economic development planner. This book increased my knowlege of this subject. I highly recommend it.

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i placed the order on 0907 and got the book on 0910.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great response time - thank you, April 5, 2010

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