Connecting the Dots: Growth, Work, and Prosperity

Summary

This report maps out the findings and recommendations of groups in various sectors — government, business, philanthropic and nonprofit — that have examined what it will take to build a stronger Connecticut. It calls for new policies and ideas that will foster collaboration and improve the well-being of all residents, including the state’s low-income working families.   

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Challenges and Opportunities
• Chapter 2: Returning to Growth
• Chapter 3: Working and Learning
• Chapter 4: Families, Work Supports and Prosperity
• Conclusion

Key Takeaway

The bottom line? Connecticut needs new mechanisms for change

This publication draws from a collection of 18 reports that consider Connecticut’s challenges and offer recommendations for strengthening the state’s future. Many of these reports come to similar conclusions, and they issue a collective warning that Connecticut — stymied by a lack of concerted action — is losing time as well as ground.