| Debt Wish: Entrepreneurial Cities, U.S. Federalism, and Economic Development Contributor(s): Sbragia, Alberta M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822955997 ISBN-13: 9780822955993 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: Albert Sbragia considers American urban government as an investor whether for building infrastructure or supporting economic development. Over time, such investment has become disconnected from the normal political and administrative processes of local policymaking through the use of special public spending authorities like water and sewer commissions and port, turnpike, and public power authorities. Sbragia explores how this entrepreneurial activity developed and how federal and state policies facilitated or limited it. She also analyzes the implications of cities creating innovative, special-purpose quasi-governments to circumvent and dilute state control over city finances, diluting their own authority in the process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Public Finance - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 336.73 |
| LCCN: 95-51285 |
| Series: Pitt Series in Policy & Institutional Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.01" W x 9.02" (0.91 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albert Sbragia considers American urban government as an investor whether for building infrastructure or supporting economic development. Over time, such investment has become disconnected from the normal political and administrative processes of local policymaking through the use of special public spending authorities like water and sewer commissions and port, turnpike, and public power authorities. Sbragia explores how this entrepreneurial activity developed and how federal and state policies facilitated or limited it. She also analyzes the implications of cities creating innovative, special-purpose quasi-governments to circumvent and dilute state control over city finances, diluting their own authority in the process. |