Critical evaluations of economic development policies / edited by Laura A. Reese and David Fasenfest.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reese, Laura A. (Laura Ann), 1958-

Fasenfest, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development projects--United States.

Economic development projects.

United States.

Regional planning--United States.

Regional planning.

Community development, Urban--United States.

Community development, Urban.

Local government--United States.

Local government.

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Detroit [Mich.] : Wayne State University Press, [2004]

Summary:

The Values that shape present-day economic development policies are often not plainly expressed. Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies shows how the use of nontraditional methods of evaluation can foreground the values that inform public policy and determine whether those values and the policies that arise from them are in the best interests of the community that adopts them. The methodology defined in this book not only provides means for judging the success or failure of economic development programs but also offers tactics for judging how well policies address needs according to a community's own value system. The essays in Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies establish critical models, illustrate how such models may be applied, and show how evaluations of a single program made from the perspectives of differing value systems lead to different conclusions about the success or failure of the program. These essays demonstrate the crucial importance of continuing dialogue between those who make policies and those who assess them. This dynamic collection will stimulate discussion among scholars, developers, and urban administrators to create informed policies and evaluate their outcomes.

Contents:

Planning for a change: an assessment of EDA's local planning initiatives / David Fasenfest and Laura A. Reese

Do the ends justify the means? Frost, Machiavelli, and distributive outcomes for local economic development / Jill L. Tao and Richard C. Feiock

The local public balance sheet: an alternative evaluation methodology for local economic development / David L. Imbroscio

A review of alternative economic base study methods for community economic development / Jordan S. Yin

Can evaluation for empowerment be applied to economic development in empowerment zones? / Margaret Dewar

Evaluating the welfare outcomes of local economic development programs: a job-chains approach / Joseph Persky, Daniel Felsenstein, and Virginia Carlson

Regional economic modeling and the study of distributional issues / John C. Leatherman and David W. Marcouiller.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index.

ISBN:

0814329004

0814329012

OCLC:

53361372