Governance networks and local economic development policy during the Great Recession in the US
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Twyla Blackmond Larnell (0000-0003-2020-373X, Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 847-864 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930.2020.1719074 |
| OpenAlex | W3003908530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 53 |
Research shows that US cities increased their use of business incentives during the Great Recession. Drawing from governance-based theories’ emphasis on mutual resource dependency and the resourcefulness of larger networks, the analysis presented in this study examines whether expanding governance networks influenced this change in cities’ use of incentives. The dataset includes 162 council-manager cities that responded to both the 2004 and 2009 ICMA Economic Development Surveys. Most governance networks contracted during the recession. A large proportion of cities increased their use of business incentives regardless of any changes to the sizes of their decision-making networks. These findings suggest that the explanatory power of governance theories weaken during times of economic crisis. When facing severe resource constraints, many private actors abandon the network undoubtedly to focus on self-preservation instead of citywide development initiatives while cities attempt to subsidise their way out of economic decline
Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Great recession · Incentive · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Microeconomics · Recession · Resource (disambiguation · Resource dependence theory · Housing Market and Economics · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research · Finance
City and Regime in the American Republic
City Limits
Structural Holes
Shoot Anything that Flies; Claim Anything that Falls
Policy change and learning
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Brokerage and Closure
Economic Development Incentives
Competition for Economic Development among Southeastern Cities
The network structure of adaptive governance - A single case study of a fish management area
Urban Regimes and the Capacity to Govern
Organizing Local Agencies to Promote Economic Development
Development Policy Choice
Organizing Babylon ‐ On the Different Conceptions of Policy Networks
Theories of the Policy Process
The Transformation of Governance
The New Governance
Understanding Policy Networks
Widespread Policy Disruption and Interest Mobilization
Comparing Local Policy Networks
Policy Networks
The Selection of Policy Instruments
Multinetwork Management
Governance Without Government? Rethinking Public Administration
Modes of Network Governance
Networks in Public Administration Scholarship
Suburban Fiscal Disparities and the Location Decisions of Firms
What's a City to Do? Explaining Differences in Local Economic Development Policies
Networks of Political Action
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |