Urban economic development
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Urban economic development
(Urban affairs annual reviews, v. 27)
Sage Publications, c1984
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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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