Bernard L. Weinstein

Filmed Entertainment and Local Economic Development: Texas as a Case Study

Filmed entertainment, which includes theater box office, home video, and made-for-television movies, is a large and rapidly growing industry, with sales projected to reach

Regional Growth Theories and Local Economic Development: Some Case Studies

67 billion by 2002. Strong growth is expected to continue into the next decade, spurred in part by expanding interactions with the computer, electronics, and software industries. Although the film and video industry is concentrated in California and New York, other states—most notably, Texas—are attempting to lure dollars and jobs from Hollywood through preferential tax treatment and other incentives. This study finds that states and localities would be best served by focusing on the development of indigenous creative and technical talent as well as building linkages with existing technology-based industries. The authors caution that opportunities outside the major production centers will be limited and that a careful assessment should be made before allocating scarce fiscal resources in pursuit of the filmmaking business.

The moving media industry as a catalyst for technological change and economic development: Texas as a case study

From June 14 to 16, 1998, an international workshop on “Theories of regional development - lessons for regional economic renewal and growth” was convened in Uddevalla, Sweden. During the workshop, presentations and discussions focused on a wide range of theories and models that help explain patterns of regional development and market structure.

The impact of Dallas (Texas) area rapid transit light rail stations on taxable property valuations

Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these development successes, namely agglomeration, clusters and entrepreneurship.