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America cannot afford to abandon its cities
When and where is local development not possible? When should places be assisted in their decline? When should they be enabled to develop? In this article I argue that public authorities should rarely give up on economic development in neighbourhoods, cities and regions that have been damaged by decline and decay. Such equitable policy is the decent thing to do, it protects even those who are better off, and in the long run it is efficient for the whole society. Using examples mainly from the United States, the paper argues that public policy often pushes in the opposite direction, working to make poor places and poor people invisible and to subsidize precisely those who need assistance the least. Better policies are available, but they are complicated politically and global trends mitigate against them.
America cannot afford to abandon its cities
When and where is local development not possible? When should places be assisted in their decline? When should they be enabled to develop? In this article I argue that public authorities should rarely give up on economic development in neighbourhoods, cities and regions that have been damaged by decline and decay. Such equitable policy is the decent thing to do, it protects even those who are better off, and in the long run it is efficient for the whole society. Using examples mainly from the United States, the paper argues that public policy often pushes in the opposite direction, working to make poor places and poor people invisible and to subsidize precisely those who need assistance the least. Better policies are available, but they are complicated politically and global trends mitigate against them.
America cannot afford to abandon its cities
Goldsmith, William W. (author)
International Planning Studies ; 1 ; 263-289
1996-10-01
27 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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