Economic Development in American Cities

The Pursuit of an Equity Agenda

Michael I. J. Bennett, Robert P. Giloth

• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9780791479841
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Urban Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

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.

Table of contents

• 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