The State's Role in Urban Economic Development: An Urban Government Perspective

摘要

The bulletin reviews the states' record on local economic development from the perspective of large, urban jurisdictions. Chapter I notes that there has been much recent interest in examining the potential benefits of heightened state intervention in local economies. Chapter II catalogs the possible avenues of state intervention in urban economic development and attempts to inform the local practitioner of the range of powers and resources available to the states for remedying urban economic distress. Chapter III raises relevent policy issues which face large cities and urban counties confronted by an expanding state role. Chater IV presents an overview of current state-local development activities touching on common achievements and shortcomings, as well as regional distinctions among state approaches to local growth and decline issues. In Chapter V the authors note that while it remains to be seen whether the aggregate effects of greater state involvement are beneficial or damaging to large cities, important short-term questions need to be addressed at the Federal level to help cities better navigate their course with the states in the 80's. These questions and others worthy of research are explored in this chapter. The last chapters, VI and VII, provide the reader with a list of individuals and organizations to contact for future information. A bibliography is included.