Larger cities are experiencing the same problems, but the real loss is not simply municipal deficits, it is the loss of the metropolitan region to brand itself and develop a forward thinking economic development strategy.
Having emerged an utter wreck from the Korean War in the early 1950s, by the 21st century the country had become a rich, infrastructurally impressive, technologically forward-thinking global economic and cultural force.
Sperling is also the co-author of a recent book, "The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America," which suggests that the 2004 election is a contest between " 'God, Family, and Flag' folks" — who live in the South, the Great Plains, the Rockies, and Appalachia — and forward-thinking metropolitans who support "economic modernity," "religious moderation," and "excellence in education and science".
The authors note that a number of policymakers "already consider global biodiversity loss to be a serious threat to economic growth". These forward-thinking policymakers understand that without forests and essential ecosystems, there is no global economy.
All across the nation, forward-thinking approaches to tax reform are improving states' economic futures.
"We have been clear for many years that to turn around the county's economic prosperity an ambitious and forward-thinking partnership approach is required.
It must support green economic growth which is driven by innovation from forward-thinking sectors.
Forward-thinking utilities are allowing their customers to turn the state's renewable resources into significant economic growth.
Per MMT, economic growth comes through major government spending as much of it as possible directed toward forward-thinking projects such as those addressing climate change and inequality.
Some serious forward-thinking techno.
That's pleasantly forward-thinking.
