The Reagan Urban Policy

Efficient National Economic Growth and Public Sector Minimizaton

Bibliographic Data

ID12066136
AuthorsMyron A Levine (0000-0001-9880-7918, American University, corresponding author)
Year1983
Volume5
Issue1
Pages17-28
Publication date1983-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9906.1983.tb00020.x
OpenAlexW2153105629
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

The Reagan urban policy is premised on a definition of efficient national economic growth which mandates public sector minimization. Such a policy is hostile to local economic revitalizalion and to attaching “social strings” to ensure that program benefits reach disadvantaged residents. Hence, such local economic development programs as EDA and UDA G have been attacked by the Reagan Administration. The CDBG program has been revised to allow states and localities further discretion to divert program funds from community development to economic development activities. Even the administration’s enterprise zone plan does not attempt to contradict market forces in determining investment decisions. Rather, relief is given to business on business’ terms with little assurance that the benefits of development will go to zone residents; and, eligibility is so broad as to allow zone designation in pockets of distress in otherwise economically healthy jurisdictions of the nation

Administration (probate law · Business · Disadvantaged · Discretion · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Investment (military · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public sector · Reagan administration · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Finance

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