| The Politics of Redistributing Urban Aid Contributor(s): Watson, Douglas J. (Author), Montjoy, Robert S. (Author), Heilman, John G. (With) |
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ISBN: 0275947165 ISBN-13: 9780275947163 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: Targeted federal aid to needy city areas is difficult to maintain because of political pressure to broaden geographical coverage for continued legislative support, i.e., aid becomes distributive rather than targeted. The effectiveness of a program declines because of the broadening of the program, if all else remains constant. With the last such program, the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), the geographic broadening did not occur, which contributed to its termination by Congress. This book details the political pressure and the effectiveness of the UDAG program. It further examines specific events, both legislative and administrative, which tended to lessen the impact of the targeted program. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 353.008 |
| LCCN: 93025054 |
| Lexile Measure: 1630 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.87 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Targeted federal aid to needy city areas is difficult to maintain because of political pressure to broaden geographical coverage for continued legislative support, i.e., aid becomes distributive rather than targeted. The effectiveness of a program declines because of the broadening of the program, if all else remains constant. With the last such program, the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), the geographic broadening did not occur, which contributed to its termination by Congress. This book details the political pressure and the effectiveness of the UDAG program. It further examines specific events, both legislative and administrative, which tended to lessen the impact of the targeted program. |
