Michael Isaiah Bennett, Robert P. Giloth-Economic Development in American Cities_ The Pursuit of an Equity Agenda (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)-State University of New York Press (2007).pdf

EconomicDevelopmentinAmericanCitiesthe pursuit of an equity agendaEdited by Michael I. J. t and Robert P. GilothECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIN AMERICAN CITIESSUNY SERIESIN URBAN PUBLIC POLICYC. Theodore Koebel and Diane L. Zahm, editorsECONOMICDEVELOPMENTINAMERICAN CITIESThe Pursuit of an Equity AgendaEdited byMichael I. J. tRobert P. GilothState University of New York PressPublished bySTATE UNIVERSITYOF NEW YORK PRESS,Albany? 2007 State University of New YorkAll rights reservedPrinted in the United States of AmericaNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writtenpermission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in anyform or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, ic tape, mechanical,photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NYuction, Laurie SearlMarketing, Michael CampochiaroLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataEconomic development in American cities : the pursuit of an equity agenda / edited byMichael I. J. t, Robert P. Giloth. p. cm. — (SUNY series, Studies in urban public policy)Includes bibliographical references and -13: 978-0-7914-7133-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)1. Cities and towns—United States. 2. Urban policy—United States—Case . Urban economics. 4. Sociology, Urban—United States. I. t, Michael I. J.,1944– II. Giloth, —dc22 2006032531**********CONTENTSAcknowledgments viiIntroduction: Full Employment and Local WorkforcePolitics and Policies 1Robert P. GilothChapter 1Investing in Equity: Targeted Economic Developmentfor Neighborhoods and Cities 23Robert P. GilothChapter 2Equity Policies and Practices of the Harold WashingtonAdministration: Lessons for Progressive Cities 51Stephen J. AlexanderChapter 3Relections on Austin in the 1990s: Economic Development throughWorkforce Initiatives 81