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Lacking a playbook for dealing with economic decline, leaders of smaller cities opt for pragmatism, flexibility

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University of Michigan researcher Stephanie Leiser and colleagues interviewed city managers of 21 small- and medium-sized cities.

Leiser: The biggest commonality was a pragmatic and flexible mindset, and the sense of professionalism managers bring to their jobs.

The main strategy to mitigate the stress of decline is to focus on economic development strategies that emphasize existing local assets and deep, community-specific knowledge.

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92

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94

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66

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informal

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English

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54

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