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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822539703321

Titolo

Economic development in American cities [[electronic resource] ] : the pursuit of an equity agenda / / edited by Michael I. J. Bennett, Robert P. Giloth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-7984-6

1-4356-0018-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in urban public policy

Altri autori (Persone)

BennettMichael I. J. <1944->

GilothRobert

Disciplina

307.760973

Soggetti

Cities and towns - United States

Urban policy - United States

Urban economics

Sociology, Urban - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Full employment and local workforce politics and policies / Robert P. Giloth -- Investing in equity: targeted economic development for neighborhoods and cities / Robert P. Giloth -- Equity policies and practices of the Harold Washington Administration: lessons for progressive cities / Stephen J. Alexander -- Reflections on Austin in the 1990's: economic development through workforce initiatives / Robert W. Glover, Dan O'Shea, and Christopher T. King -- Seattle's best practices in the 1990's: Municipal-led economic and workforce development / Bob Watrus and Jodi Haavig -- The Cleveland experience: municipal-led economic and workforce initiatives during the 1990's / Norman Krumholz and Daniel E. Berry -- Rochester: two faces of regionalism, 1993-2006 / Pierre Clavel -- The Savannah story: the road to equity and sustainable community development / Henry Moore and Christopher Morrill -- Social equity and twenty-first century cities / Michael I.J. Bennett and Robert P. Giloth.

Sommario/riassunto

Economic Development in American Cities addresses the roles of municipal leaders and civic partners in promoting social equity by



examining the experiences of five American cities in the 1990s—Austin, Cleveland, Rochester, Savannah, and Seattle. These five cities were chosen for their activist municipal administrations, robust policy agendas, and viable partnerships. Contributors familiar with each city evaluate the impact of equity investments and extract lessons for municipal leaders and policy agendas. Building on the past experiences of progressive cities, each case study city offers fresh perspectives and examples, told through a rigorous analysis of socioeconomic data and program outcomes combined with engaging stories about specific municipal administrations and policy agendas.