Abstract
Author Michele Dillon conducted a case study of community change in Coös County, New Hampshire, for two-and-a-half years (June 2009-December 2011) to investigate how local community leaders in Coös assess the initiatives, challenges, opportunities, and progress in the North Country during this time of economic transition. Her primary data-gathering method included personal interviews with community leaders, supplemented by observation, documentary, and survey data. Dillon discusses how there is a strong consensus among community leaders that Coös needs to work together as a county with a unified vision and voice while respecting the specific character, strengths, and needs of each local community. The leaders' visions of economic development and how economic progress should be achieved, however, vary.
Publication Date
7-24-2012
Series
New Hampshire and New England Regional Report
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Dillon, Michele, "Forging the future: community leadership and economic change in Coös County, New Hampshire" (2012). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 174.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/174
Rights
Copyright 2012. The Carsey Institute. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.174