The Spatial Consequences of Bureaucratic Decisionmaking

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ID4142897
AutoresJ R Bohland (Virginia Tech), James Bohland (Virginia Tech), John R Gist (0000-0002-8582-8338, Virginia Tech), J Gist (Virginia Tech)
Ano1983
Volume15
Fascículo11
Páginas1489-1500
Data de publicação1983-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a151489
OpenAlexW1972715889
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas16

The research tests the proposition that risk aversion is a basic goal of bureaucratic decisionmaking within the Urban Development Action Grant Program (UDAGP) and that this type of behavior influences the spatial distribution of UDAGP grants. The results demonstrate that risk aversion is evident and that it tends to divert funds away from those cities with high distress. Political accommodation is shown to be evident in cases where bureaucrats are faced with high-risk projects. This accommodation influences the spatial distribution of UDAGP funds

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