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• Use Three Wave History at Your Peril: Rediscovering Past American State and Local Economic Development

American state & local economic development enjoys a long and meaningful history yet is largely unknown to economic developers. Why? Our professional past has been collapsed into vaporous and ideological-laden "Three Waves". Three Wave history polarizes and misinforms us about our three hundred year heritage/professional experience. Isn't it time we discover who we are as a profession? The Four Eras of American state & local ED are an excellent start to appreciating the value of our professional history.

Ron Coan

PH D.

Ron is the Editor for the Journal of Applied Research in Economic Development (C2ER). He is also currently a Senior Fellow, Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness and Adjunct at Johns Hopkins, Carry School of Business, The Edward St John Real Estate Program teaching graduate courses in Economic Development.

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The Journal of Applied Research in Economic Development is produced by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). Founded in 1961, C2ER is a membership organization that promotes excellence in community and economic research by working to improve data availability, enhance data quality, and foster learning about regional economic analytic methods. Learn more about C2ER at www.c2er.org.

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