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Item Curtain Call: The Role of Historic Theatres in the Revitalization of Erie Canalway Communities(2013) DiBella, Gina M.; MA in Historic PreservationHistoric theatres capture the fascination of all who enter their treasured performance halls. Rehabilitated theatres have the added advantage of making a positive impact on their communities. This thesis proposes that the reuse of a historic theatre can play a role in the revitalization of a community and provides evidence from a number of examples in a study area, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in New York State. The Erie Canal, once a catalyst for community growth, economic development and social change, has evolved into a recreational and tourist attraction and is now part of a congressionally-designated National Heritage Corridor. Historically, theatres contributed to the growth and prosperity of a community. Today, their operation and reuse as part of the Canalway Corridor can have a similar effect. The wealth of successful historic theatre rehabilitation projects within the Erie Canalway Corridor – from nineteenth century opera houses and music halls, to early- twentieth century vaudeville stages and motion picture palaces – proves that reuse of a historic theatre can have a positive impact on its community. This study uses five areas of opportunity – architectural and historic integrity, business structure, sustainability, programming, and community impact – to examine existing programs. Central to the information gathered for this study were several interviews with theatre staff using a questionnaire specifically-designed for the project, and site visits to more than a dozen historic theatres in the region. This method of research allowed for an informed analysis of the five areas of opportunity, enabling the thesis to highlight best practices used by theatres in the study. Because of the number of extant historic theatres in the Erie Canalway Corridor, New York State, and throughout the United States, this thesis confirms the importance of historic theatres as catalysts for community revitalization.Item The Role of Democracy in Economic Development: A Case Study of South Korea and India(2023-04-28) Stubits, Jakob; Kim, Sang; Safner, Ryan; Joshi, Janak; Parson, James; George B. Delaplaine Jr. School of Business; Hood College Departmental HonorsIndia and South Korea both began their paths to development at around the same time using the same strategy (import substitution). Today, the GDP per capita in South Korea is over sixteen times that of India’s. So how did one achieve such higher growth than the other? While South Korea was under authoritarian rule for the forming years of its development, it became successful because of the economic freedom it provided and its more liberal trade policies. India, despite its democratically elected government, created high barriers to entry for new competitors which stifled their innovation and growth. However, when India began to liberalize their trade policies in the 1980s, their economic growth rate improved. While there are many explanations, this paper will focus on the role of democracy in terms of legitimacy and economic freedom as the driving force of change. This idea is supplemented by the trade strategies used and economic theory to explain the growth.Item Urban Economies w/ Dr. Eric Stokan(UMBC Center for Social Science Research, 2021-11-26) Anson, Ian; Stokan, Eric; Swan, Christopher