Collaborative governance for urban revitalization : lessons from empowerment zones

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

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 explaine...

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Main Authors: Rich, Michael J. (Author), Stoker, Robert Phillip, 1954- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Enterprise zones > United States.
Urban renewal > Government policy > United States.
Urban renewal > Georgia > Atlanta.
Urban renewal > Maryland > Baltimore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/Sociology/General.
Enterprise zones
Urban renewal
Urban renewal > Government policy
Georgia > Atlanta
Maryland > Baltimore
United States
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0801470919
9780801470912
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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