29 Tuesday Jan 2013
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, economic development financing, economic development incentives, financing, loan guarantees
Local loan guarantee funds can be effective tools for economic development. This report provides a model for such a program secured by bank deposits. Click here.guidelines-for-establishing-a-local-business-loan-guarantee-program-secured-by-bank-deposits
17 Wednesday Oct 2012
Posted in Economic Development, Public Administration
27 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Public Policy
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ATF, Brady Bill, Charles J. Blankenship, conceal carry, gun control, gun manufacturing, gun sales, hand guns
This study introduces a new method of extrapolating trends in handgun and concealable hand gun sales from ATF data and the effect of the Brady Bill and elections on gun sales. You can download the report by clicking here: Gun Control Rebellion? An Analysis of Trends in Handgun Manufacturing for Domestic Sales Since Implementation of Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
27 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, county development. county planning, growth management, over development, per capita income, property tax, sustainable development, under development
You can download the report by clicking here: A Study of the Correlation Between Industrial and Commercial Tax Base and Per Capita Income
27 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, communism, democracy, development strategy, free enterprise system, Romania, Sibiu, USAID
A report on a USAID funded project to design a democratic free enterprise based economic development strategy for Sibiu County Romania.You can download the report by clicking here: Notes on Economic Development Strategy in Sibiu County Romania
27 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, communism, democracy, development organization. USAID, free enterprise system, Romania, Sibiu
Notes from a USAID volunteer consultant on a project in Sibiu Romania to aid in the transition from communism to a free enterprise system.You can download the report by clicking here: Notes on Economic Development Organization in Sibiu County Romania
27 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, democracy, economic development, free enterprise system, industrial park, parc industrial sura mica sibiu, Romania, Sibiu, Sura Mica, USAID
A report from a volunteer consultant on a USAID funded project to assist an area in Romania achieve a transition from an authoritarian communist system to a democratic free enterprise system. You can download the report by clicking here: Mission Accomplished: Certification of Sibiu-Sura Mica Industrial Park by the Romania Ministry of Development and Prognosis
