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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786460303321

Autore

Rich Michael J.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8014-7090-0

1-336-20809-0

0-8014-7091-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

307.3/4160973

Soggetti

Enterprise zones - United States

Urban renewal - Government policy - United States

Urban renewal - Georgia - Atlanta

Urban renewal - Maryland - Baltimore

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Federal Aid and the Cities -- 2. Good Governance -- 3. Revitalization Strategies and Programs -- 4. Local Governance Structures and Processes -- 5. What Happened in EZ Neighborhoods? -- 6. Atlanta's Empowerment Zone -- 7. Baltimore's Empowerment Zone -- 8. Explaining Revitalization Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

For more than one hundred years, governments have grappled with the complex problem of how to revitalize distressed urban areas. In 1995, the original urban Empowerment Zones (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia) each received a