Mayoral Leadership and Economic Development Policy

The case of Ed Rendell’s Philadelphia

Bibliographic Data

ID6327632
AuthorsStephen J Mcgovern (Temple University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume25
Issue2
Pages153-172
Publication date1997-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/030557397782453372
OpenAlexW1993848013
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The mayor of Philadelphia, Edward G. Rendell, has garnered attention throughout the United States for guiding his city out of a fiscal crisis and then aggressively pursuing an ambitious plan for economic growth. This article examines Rendell’s economic development policies during his first term in office while highlighting the mayor’s leadership role in reviving the city. Although the mayor has been effective so far in stimulating investment in Philadelphia’s downtown business district, his leadership skills have not yet benefited the city’s struggling neighbourhoods. The case study concludes by considering implications for other nations contemplating implementation of a strong-mayor form of local government

Archaeology · Downtown · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Investment (military · Local government · Management · Political science · Politics · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · History · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration

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