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Initiated and governed by property or business owners under the authorization of state and local governments, business improvement districts (BIDs) have received a very mixed reception. To some, they are innovative examples of self-governance and public-private partnerships; to others, they are yet another example of the movement toward the privatization of what should be inherent government responsibilities. Among the first books topresent a collection of scholarly work on the subject, Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies brings together renowned leaders in the field to compile the highest-quality theoretical, legal, and empirical studies into one comprehensive volume. Investigating fundamental concerns at the core of the debate, as well as potential solutions, this groundbreaking resource: Tackles the need for improved problem solving and efficiency in service delivery Examines new and innovative policy tools for both the public and private sectors Evaluates whether BIDs do ignore the needs and voices of residential property owners Discusses the challenge created by social segregation in cities Addresses lack of accountability by BIDs to the public and elected representatives From different perspectives, leading practitioners and academics analyze the pros and cons of BIDs both in the United States and around the world. They look at their impact on urban planning and retail revitalization, consider their legal implications, and explore ways to measure BID performance. Filled with case studies of urban centers including San Diego, Atlanta, New York, Toronto, and Capetown, and state models such as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, this examination bring together essential information for researchers as well as those leaders and policy makers looking to adopt a BID model or improve one already in place.

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Africa is on the move, demonstrating in recent years a significant potential for economic growth. Although the region still faces many challenges, it is also generating pockets of economic vitality in the form of enterprise clusters that are contributing to national, regional, and local productivity. Through case examples from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book provides an understanding of how these dynamic enterprise clusters were formed and have evolved, and how knowledge, human capital, and technology have contributed to their success.

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An in-depth study of street trading in Dar es Salaam, revealing the hidden dimensions of the city's thriving informal economy.

Street vendors. --- Street people (Street vendors) --- Vendors, Street --- Merchants --- Peddlers --- Vending stands --- Enterprise zones --- Street vendors --- Market stalls --- Roadside stands --- Sidewalk vending --- Stalls, Market --- Stalls, Vending --- Stands, Roadside --- Stands, Vending --- Vending stalls --- Vendor stalls --- Vendor stands --- Retail trade --- Empowerment zones --- Enterprise zones, Urban --- Urban enterprise zones --- Zones, Enterprise --- Zones, Urban enterprise --- Business enterprises --- Community development, Urban --- Industrial promotion --- Manpower policy --- Tax credits --- Taxation --- E-books --- Sociology of work --- Economic structure --- Tanzania --- Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography

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The first book to examine India's Special Economic Zones and the different popular perceptions - both good and bad - surrounding this issue.

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Arlene Dávila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latinization of what is known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem, Barrio Dreams makes a compelling case that-despite neoliberalism's race-and ethnicity-free tenets-dreams of economic empowerment are never devoid of distinct racial and ethnic considerations. Dávila scrutinizes dramatic shifts in housing, the growth of charter schools, and the enactment of Empowerment Zone legislation that promises upward mobility and empowerment while shutting out many longtime residents. Foregrounding privatization and consumption, she offers an innovative look at the marketing of Latino space. She emphasizes class among Latinos while touching on black-Latino and Mexican-Puerto Rican relations. Providing a unique multifaceted view of the place of Latinos in the changing urban landscape, Barrio Dreams is one of the most nuanced and original examinations of the complex social and economic forces shaping our cities today.

Gentrification --- Puerto Ricans --- Latin Americans --- Housing policy --- Enterprise zones --- Latinxs --- Ethnology --- Urban renewal --- Empowerment zones --- Enterprise zones, Urban --- Urban enterprise zones --- Zones, Enterprise --- Zones, Urban enterprise --- Business enterprises --- Community development, Urban --- Industrial promotion --- Manpower policy --- Tax credits --- Housing --- Taxation --- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) --- Social conditions. --- Economic conditions. --- Politics and government. --- Barrio (New York, N.Y.) --- El Barrio (New York, N.Y.) --- Spanish Harlem (New York, N.Y.) --- Boricuas --- american culture. --- american legislation. --- charter schools. --- class differences. --- consumption. --- cultural politics. --- demographic studies. --- economic empowerment. --- el barrio. --- ethnic issues. --- gentrification. --- globalization. --- housing crises. --- immigrant experience. --- interethnic relations. --- largest minority group. --- latinization. --- latinos. --- neoliberals. --- new york. --- nonfiction. --- puerto ricans. --- racial issues. --- sociology. --- spanish harlem. --- textbooks. --- urban landscape. --- urban space.