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Collaborative governance for urban revitalization : lessons from empowerment zones / Michael J. Rich and Robert P. Stoker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0801470919
  • 9780801470912
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Collaborative governance for urban revitalization.DDC classification:
  • 307.3/4160973 23
LOC classification:
  • HT175 .R53 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Federal aid and the cities -- Good governance -- Revitalization strategies and programs -- Local governance and program implementation -- What happened in EZ neighborhoods? -- Atlanta's empowerment zone -- Baltimore's empowerment zone -- Explaining revitalization outcomes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract: The authors confront the puzzle of why the outcomes achieved by the original Empowerment Zones varied so widely given that each city had the same set of federal policy tools and resources and comparable neighborhood characteristics. Their analysis shows that revitalization outcomes are best explained by the quality of local governance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Federal aid and the cities -- Good governance -- Revitalization strategies and programs -- Local governance and program implementation -- What happened in EZ neighborhoods? -- Atlanta's empowerment zone -- Baltimore's empowerment zone -- Explaining revitalization outcomes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

The authors confront the puzzle of why the outcomes achieved by the original Empowerment Zones varied so widely given that each city had the same set of federal policy tools and resources and comparable neighborhood characteristics. Their analysis shows that revitalization outcomes are best explained by the quality of local governance.

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