The Small Town Survival Guide: Help for Changing the Economic Future of Your Town

by Jack McCall

In The Small Town Survival Guide, rural development expert Jack McCall shows residents of small towns how they can effectively change the economic fabric of their communities. In an inspirational and empathetic manner, McCall outlines the necessary steps for small town citizens to take control of their future. This book is for communities that have lost large numbers of manufacturing jobs or that are struggling to stay alive in a faltering farm economy. Starting with the emboldening message that people do not need economic development "experts" to change their town, Jack McCall outlines the fundamental steps toward revitalization, from plugging the leaks in a local economy to import substitution to identifying little-considered community resources and adding value to them. The methods in The Small Town Survival Guide are not theories, but rather practical strategies that have already worked in the communities that have turned to Jack McCall as a consultant. For many other depressed areas, this book will be a steady source of hope, guidance, and wisdom.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1993