Table of Contents
Foreword William B. Harrison Jr. Chair, External Advisory Board, Global Research Institute 6
Acknowledgments 7
Introduction
Lessons from the Past and A Way Forward Peter A. Coclanis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Daniel P. Gitterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8
Defining the South 10
1 The South and 20th-Century Economic History
Southern Economic Commentary in Historical Perspective David L. Carlton Vanderbilt University Peter A. Coclanis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 12
The Rural South and the Burden of the Past Peter A. Coclanis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Louis M. Kyriakoudes University of Southern Mississippi 17
African American Economic Progress and the Post-Civil Rights South Gavin Wright Stanford University 26
The Knowledge Economy and the Crisis of Economic Development Policy in South Carolina, 1986-2011 Lacy Ford, University of South Carolina 31
2 25 Years Later: Revisiting Halfway Home and Shadows in the Sunbelt 1986-2011
Revisiting the 1986 Commission on the Future of the South's Halfway Home and a Long Way to Go Jesse L. White Jr. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 35
The Southern "Consensus" on Education and Economic Development Daniel P. Gitterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 37
3 Providing a Nationally Competitive Education for all Students
Southern Education Progress: Half Past Halfway, but Still a Ways to Go Trip Stallings North Carolina State University 46
Treading Water: K-12 Educational Attainment in the South and North Carolina Lance D. Fusarelli North Carolina State University 54
Assessing Progress: Almost Home? Daniel P. Gitterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Brittany L. Reid University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 57
4 Preparing a Flexible, Globally Competitive Workforce
Toward a "Globally Competitive" Southern Workforce Patrick J. Conway University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Daniel P. Gitterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 67
The American South in the Global Economy Thomas Kemeny University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 73
5 Public Universities in a New Economic Era
Our Southern Universities as Engines of Innovation Holden Thorp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Buck Goldstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 79
The Relevant University Randy Woodson North Carolina State University 83
North Carolina Community Colleges and a New Economic Landscape Scott Ralls North Carolina Community College System 89
The Unique Role of Southern Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Economic Development Charles Nelms North Carolina Central University 92
6 Increasing the Economic Development Role of Higher Education
Shadows and Light on the Way Home: The University of North Carolina's Role in Higher Education and Economic Development Leslie Boney University of North Carolina General Administration 96
State Investment in Higher Education: Rethinking the Impact on Economic Growth Jay Schalin The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy 100
University and Community: What Is the Role for Economic Development? Jesse L. White Jr. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 105
7 Increasing the South's Capacity to Innovate and Implement New Economic Development Strategies
Southern Industrialization Revisited: Industrial Recruitment as a Strategic Tool for Local Economic Development Nichola Lowe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 109
Southern Regional Innovation Strategies Maryann Feldman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Stuart Rosenfeld Regional Technology Strategies 115
North Carolina's Board of Science and Technology. A Model for Guiding Technology-Based Economic Development in the South John Hardin North Carolina Board of Science and Technology and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Maryann Feldman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 120
Infrastructure and Rural Economic Development: The Case of a Rural Broadband Initiative Joe Freddoso MCNC 128
Infrastructure, Southern Style 128
8 Urban, Rural, and Green
The New Metro American South Ferrel Guillory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 131
Closing the Urban-Rural Gap: The Future of North Carolina and the South Michael L. Walden North Carolina State University 135
The Future of the Green South Jerry Weitz East Carolina University 140
9 Work, the Safety Net, and Faith
Creating "Good Jobs" in North Carolina and the South Arne L. Kalleberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jennifer E. Swanberg University of Kentucky 148
Will the Government Strengthen at-Risk Families? Amanda Sheely University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Annie Jenkins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 152
Faith-Based Nonprofits and the Social Safety Net in the South Maureen Berner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sharon Paynter East Carolina University 156
10 A Changing Southern Demography
Disruptive Demographics and the American South James H. Johnson Jr. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 159
Generation Z and North Carolina's Future Patrick Cronin North Carolina State University 165
The Old in the New Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for the South and North Carolina John C. Scott University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 168
Adapting to a Plural Culture and the Future of the South Hannah Gill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Deborah Weissman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 173
11 Southern Politics and Policy: Then, Now, and Tomorrow
On Terry Sanford's Legacy for Southern Progressives Today Mac McCorkle Duke University 179
Southern Poverty, Southern Politics Gene Nichol University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 185
Getting Past Our Civil War Hangover and Moving toward Real Southern Progress Andy Brack Center for a Better South 188
12 Visions for the Future of the South
Southern-Style Creativity: New Methods for Tackling Nagging Challenges in the Next 25 Years Anita Brown-Graham North Carolina State University 193
Strategic Philanthropy and the State of the South David Dodson MDC 199
Globalization and Urbanization: The Changing Context of Competition Ted Abernathy Southern Growth Policies Board 204
Conclusion
The Future of the South and A Way Forward Daniel P. Gitterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Peter A. Coclanis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 209
