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Urban economic development

edited by Richard D. Bingham and John P. Blair

(Urban affairs annual reviews, v. 27)

Sage Publications, c1984

  • : pbk.

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"Published in cooperation with the Urban Research Center, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee."

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Description

Urban Economic Development, Volume 27 of the Urban Affairs Annual Reviews, discusses the effectiveness of various policies which aim to stimulate private sector activity in urban areas. It examines urban enterprise zones; grants and investments; federal, state and local development programmes; and four case studies of city projects.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Richard D Bingham and John P Blair Urban Economic Development PART ONE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATHS From Waterways to Waterfronts - Robert L Cook Benjamin Public Investment for Cities, 1815-1980 Urban Growth and Technological Innovation - Robert Premus Cities and the Challenge of the Global Economy - Richard V Knight and Gary Gappert Business Formation and Investment in the Minority Community - Gavin M Chen PART TWO: FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION Local Discretion - Paul R Dommel The CDBG Approach Competitive Grants - Paul K Gatons and Michael Brintnall The UDAG Approach Free Zones in the Inner City - Stuart M Butler PART THREE: STATE AND LOCAL APPROACHES Urban Economic Development - Franklin J James A Zero-Sum Game Competition and Cooperation among Localities - William B Neenan and Marcus E Ethridge Pension Funds and Economic Development - Larry Litvak PART FOUR: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT WORK Economic Development Really Works - Bernard L Berkowitz Baltimore Maryland Economic Development or Economic Disaster? - Claire L Felbinger Joliet, Illinois Local Policy Discretion and the Corporate Surplus - Bryan D Jones and Lynn W Bachelor A Tale of Two Cities - John P Blair and Barton Wechsler A Case Study of Urban Competition for Jobs

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