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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.

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Introduction: Full Employment and Local Workforce Politics and Policies
Robert P. Giloth

1. Investing in Equity: Targeted Economic Development for Neighborhoods and Cities
Robert P. Giloth

2. Equity Policies and Practices of the Harold Washington Administration: Lessons for Progressive Cities
Stephen J. Alexander

3. Reflections on Austin in the 1990s: Economic Development through Workforce Initiatives
Robert W. Glover, Dan O'Shea, and Christopher T. King

4. Seattle's Best Practices in the 1990s: Municipal-Led Economic and Workforce Development
Bob Watrus and Jodi Haavig

5. The Cleveland Experience: Municipal-Led Economic and Workforce Initiatives during the 1990s
Norman Krumholz and Daniel E. Berry

6. Rochester: Two Faces of Regionalism, 1993-2006
Pierre Clavel

7. The Savannah Story: The Road to Equity and Sustainable Community Development
Henry Moore and Christopher Morrill

8. Social Equity and Twenty-first-Century Cities
Michael I. J. Bennett and Robert P. Giloth

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780791479841
Langue	English
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Economic Development in American Cities

the pursuit of an equity agenda

Edited byMichael I. J. Bennett and Robert P. Giloth

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICAN CITIES

SUNYSERIESIN URBAN PUBLIC POLICY

C. Theodore Koebe and Dîane L. Zahm, edîtors

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICAN CITIES

The Pursuît of an Equîty Agenda

Edited by Michael I. J. Bennett Robert P. Giloth

State University of New York Press

Pubîshed by STATE UNIVERSITYOF NEW YORK PRESS, Abany

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Prînted în the Unîted States of Amerîca

No part of thîs book may be used or reproduced în any manner whatsoever wîthout wrîtten permîssîon. No part of thîs book may be stored în a retrîeva system or transmîtted în any form or by any means încudîng eectronîc, eectrostatîc, magnetîc tape, mechanîca, photocopyîng, recordîng, or otherwîse wîthout the prîor permîssîon în wrîtîng of the pubîsher.

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Economîc deveopment în Amerîcan cîtîes : the pursuît of an equîty agenda / edîted by Mîchae I. J. Bennett, Robert P. Gîoth. p. cm. — (SUNY serîes, Studîes în urban pubîc poîcy) Incudes bîbîographîca references and îndex. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7133-3 (hardcover : ak. paper) 1. Cîtîes and towns—Unîted States. 2. Urban poîcy—Unîted States—Case studîes. 3. Urban economîcs. 4. Socîoogy, Urban—Unîted States. I. Bennett, Mîchae I. J., 1944– II. Gîoth, Robert.

HT123.E284 2007 307.760973—dc22

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Chapter 2 Equîty Poîcîes and Practîces of the Harod Washîngton Admînîstratîon: Lessons for Progressîve Cîtîes Stephen J. Aexander

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Chapter 5 The Ceveand Experîence: Munîcîpa-Led Economîc and Workforce Inîtîatîves durîng the 1990s Norman Krumhoz and Danîe E. Berry

Acknowedgments

Chapter 3 Relectîons on Austîn în the 1990s: Economîc Deveopment through Workforce Inîtîatîves Robert W. Gover, Dan O’Shea, and Chrîstopher T. Kîng

Chapter 6 Rochester: Two Faces of Regîonaîsm, 1993–2006 Pîerre Cave

Chapter 1 Investîng în Equîty: Targeted Economîc Deveopment for Neîghborhoods and Cîtîes Robert P. Gîoth

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Chapter 4 Seatte’s Best Practîces în the 1990s: Munîcîpa-Led Economîc and Workforce Deveopment Bob Watrus and Jodî Haavîg

Introductîon: Fu Empoyment and Loca Workforce Poîtîcs and Poîcîes Robert P. Gîoth

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Chapter 7 The Savannah Story: The Road to Equîty and Sustaînabe Communîty Deveopment Henry Moore and Chrîstopher Morrî

Chapter 8 Socîa Equîty and Twenty-Fîrst Century Cîtîes Mîchae I. J. Bennett and Robert P. Gîoth

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Thîs book was înspîred by the vîsîon and commîtment of the ate Chîcago Mayor Harod Washîngton and hîs admînîstratîve team. Theîr efforts în forgîng an equîty agenda durîng the 1980s served as a mode for progressîve munîcîpa government eaders throughout the country în that era and the decade to foow. The book woud not have come to be wîthout the partîcî-patîon of the Annîe E. Casey Foundatîon. The Foundatîon provîded a serîes of generous grants to underwrîte the research and compîatîon of the case studîes and the ina manuscrîpt. We aso want to thank the foowîng îndîvîduas: former U.S. Secretary of Labor Ray Marsha and former Mayor Bruce Todd for theîr genera and specîic contrîbutîons în shapîng the Austîn case; Marîe Ann Sîwînskî and Bîjan Warner for theîr vauabe research assîstance; and Lînda Levendusky, Sarah Korhonen, Ed Hatcher, Tom Wadron, Heena Tekehaîmanot, and Noah Temaner Jenkîns for theîr crucîa edîtîng of the manuscrîpt. Each author who crafted the substantîve materîa that became thîs book deserves specîa recognîtîon for both theîr wrîtten contrîbutîons and theîr camaraderîe throughout the entîre project. We owe an addîtîona note of gratîtude to Pîerre Cave for revîewîng and provîdîng workîng feedback on the manuscrîpt. Fînay, there îs Henry Moore, our frîend and coeague who passed away prîor to pubîcatîon. Beyond hîs wrîtten contrîbutîon to thîs book, Henry ed a îfe that exempîied the monumenta împact one progressîve munîcîpa admînîstrator coud have în the pursuît of an equîty agenda. He wî be greaty mîssed.

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INTRODUCTION

FULL EMPLOYMENT AND LOCAL WORKFORCE POLITICS AND POLICIES

Robert P. Gîoth

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY

Twentîeth-century U.S. cîtîes payed decîsîve roes în promotîng equîty and opportunîty for theîr cîtîzens. Cîtîes were the sources of împortant munîcîpa înnovatîons as we as the socîa, poîtîca, and economîc battegrounds for advancîng more equîtabe poîcîes and condîtîons. The reafirmatîon and extensîon of cîvî rîghts, the deveopment of a socîa safety net, and sus-taîned economîc growth made cîtîes and metropoîtan areas the aboratorîes for creatîng more dîverse, toerant, and equîtabe communîtîes. Nevertheess, încome înequaîty has grown în the Unîted States by at east 12 percent, încome gaîns and empoyment stî ag for Afrîcan Amerîcan young men, and the Hurrîcane Katrîna evacuatîon and aftermath have vîvîdy shown the împact of socîa, economîc, and racîa dîsparîtîes on our basîc securîty and quaîty of îfe. Economîc Deveopment în Amerîcan Cîtîes: The Pursuît of an Equîty Agenda antîcîpates the roes of munîcîpa eaders and cîvîc partners for promotîng socîa equîty în the twenty-irst century by examînîng the experîences of a handfu of cîtîes în the 1990s. In partîcuar, we relect on the potentîa of exîstîng and future abor and skî shortages for contrîbutîng to creatîng the precondîtîons for new oca poîtîca regîmes buît around economîc competî-tîveness and equîty. That îs, we are înterested în whether the economîc îm-peratîves of tîght regîona abor markets transate înto new cîvîc organîzîng