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A Strategy for Oregon's Economic Prosperity
Conclusion
A robust economy is the foundation for Oregon’s future. The top priority of Oregon’s next Governor must be to transform Oregon's economy into one that is strong, resilient, internationally competitive and insulated from the boom/bust cycles that have plagued us in the past. This will necessarily require similar transformational changes in a number of other major systems including education; public finance; health care; energy; and community development.
This transformational change must enhance rather than deplete our natural environment and the quality of life that so characterizes Oregon; and it must reach across urban and rural Oregon, with the goal of increasing the per capita income in each region of our state above the national average.
In the past, economic development has been the responsibility of a single state agency. But the economy is too fundamental to delegate to just one part of Oregon state government. The Governor must lead and coordinate all parts of Oregon towards an economic transformation.
This is the first of a series of policy papers describing John Kitzhaber’s vision for Oregon and the practical steps -- and difficult decisions -- we will have to make to realize it.
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These position papers are “dynamic” and will develop and expand as the ideas and strategies of Oregonians to help achieve the vision are incorporated.
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