Urban Development, Policy Failure, and Regime Change in a Manager-Council City
The Case of St. Petersburg, Florida
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6404854 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Platon N Rigos (University of South Florida), Darryl Paulson (University of South Florida) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 244-263 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107808749603200205 |
| OpenAlex | W2078764503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study of St. Petersburg, Florida, shows that large-scale urban development decisions are irreversible. A prodevelopment regime used an aggressive city manager, a prodevelopment council, and a mayor to pursue risky development policies. Scandal, policy failure, and racial polarization triggered a governmental structure change. Mounting debt forced the adoption of caretaker, or maintenance, policies to minimize the tax burden
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2014 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |