Economic Development in American Cities : The Pursuit of an Equity Agenda.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- SUNY Series in Urban Public Policy Series .
- SUNY Series in Urban Public Policy Series .
Intro -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICAN CITIES -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: FULL EMPLOYMENT AND LOCAL WORK FORCE POLITICS AND POLICIES -- 1. INVESTING IN EQUITY:TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES -- 2. EQUITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THEHAROLD WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION:LESSONS FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIES -- 3. REFLECTIONS ON AUSTIN IN THE 1990S:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WORK FORCE INITIATIVES -- 4. SEATTLE'S BEST PRACTICES IN THE 1990S:MUNICIPAL-LED ECONOMIC AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT -- 5. THE CLEVELAND EXPERIENCE:MUNICIPAL-LED ECONOMIC ANDWORK FORCE INITIATIVES DURING THE 1990S -- 6. ROCHESTER: TWO FACES OF REGIONALISM,1993-2006 -- 7. THE SAVANNAH STORY:THE ROAD TO EQUITY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTHenry Moore and Christopher Morrill -- 8. SOCIAL EQUITY AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CITIES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- F -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Evaluates the impact of equity investments in five cities during the 1990s.