Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda

By Michael E. Porter, C. Ketels, K. Miller, Richard Bryden. 2004

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Why Some Rural Places Prosper and Others Do Not (2009, background): “…with non-metropolitan, despite the long-standing practice of equating the two by influential organizations and scholars (e.g., Isserman 2001; Porter et al. 2004; Housing Assistance Council 2005; USDA 2005; Johnson 2006; National Association of Counties 2009; Partridge 2007; Partridge and…”
Rural entrepreneurship and migration (2019, background): “These asset-based approaches are rooted in various forms of local natural, human, social and cultural capital present in a community that create a foundation for growth (Francis and Henderson, 1994; Porter et al., 2004; Emery and Flora, 2006).”
From clusters to cluster-based economic development (2008, background): “In tourism, for example, the ability of a hotel to generate value for its customers is strongly dependent on the quality of local companies in many other related and supporting industries, from agro-industries, to restaurants, to transportation, to travel agents, to shops, and to financial and…”
New Firm Entry, Survival, and Growth in the United States: A Comparison of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas (2008, unknown): “Among those studying a larger number of metros, most use the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties as proxies for urban and rural ( Buss & Lin, 1990 ; Forsyth, 2005 ; Plummer & Headd, 2008 ; Porter, Ketels, Miller, & Bryden, 2004 ).”