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A couple of very good reports came out of Michigan this week. The first, by the Michigan Land Policy Institute, explores the important characteristics of a competitive place. The report urges communities to leverage the economic potential of existing universities. It also argues that investment in green infrastructure, such as parks and trail systems, is just as important as investment in traditional infrastructure of roads and bridges.
You can download the Michigan Land Policy report here.
A second report, this one produced by Michigan Future, explores the consequences of moving toward a more knowledge-based economy:
What most distinguishes successful areas from Michigan is their concentrations of talent, where talent is defined as a combination of knowledge, creativity and entrepreneurship. Quite simply, in a flattening world where work can increasingly be done anyplace by anybody, the places with the greatest concentrations of talent win. States and regions without concentrations of talent will have great difficulty retaining or attracting knowledge-based enterprises, nor are they likely to be the place where new knowledge-based enterprises are created.
You can download the Michigan Future report from this page.
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