Reports Upjohn Research home page 1-1-2008 Comprehensive Study of Regionalism: Tools for Comparison and Evaluation George A. Erickcek W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,
[email protected] Jason M. Preuss W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Brad R. Watts W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kevin O'Brien Cleveland State University Claudette Robey Cleveland State University See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://research.upjohn.org/reports Citation Erickcek, George, Jason Preuss, Brad Watts, Kevin O'Brien, et al. 2008. "Comprehensive Study of Regionalism: Tools for Comparison and Evaluation." Report prepared for the Economic Development Administration. https://research.upjohn.org/reports/20 This title is brought to you by the Upjohn Institute. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Authors George A. Erickcek, Jason M. Preuss, Brad R. Watts, Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey, Daila Shimek, Jim Robey, and Jacob Duritsky This report is available at Upjohn Research: https://research.upjohn.org/reports/20 Comprehensive Study of Regionalism: Tools for Comparison and Evaluation An initiative supported by the Economic Development Administration George Erickcek Jason Preuss Brad Watts W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kevin O’Brien Claudette Robey Daila Shimek Cleveland State University Jim Robey Jacob Duritsky TeamNEO May 2008 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 3 Project Overview 5 Defining Regionalism 7 Existing Literature and Research on Regionalism 9 Development of a Decision Model 15 Identifying Key Community Leadership and Partnership Assets for Success: Economic Development 23 Case Studies 25 Lessons Learned 27 Summary 31 References 33 Appendices A.