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Overview"Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, policy for inner city regeneration underwent a transformation from a reliance on central and local government activity and the use of public funds, to a much heavier dependence on private sector activities and private investment. This new strategy was based on a conviction on the part of government that the ""engine of enterprise"" could achieve in the inner cities what local government had so signally failed to do. It consisted of using public resources as incentives to attract commerce, business and industry back to designated sectors in or near to inner city areas. Regeneration would be development-led; enterprise activity would burgeon in the old wastelands; new jobs would be created; the ""inner city economies"" would be revitalised and a dependent population energized by the culture of enterprise. The Enterprise Culture and the Inner City evaluates the effectiveness of this strategy in alleviating urban deprivation. By examining four case studies - two Urban Development Corporations, one local government-private sector, and one purely private development - the authors make detailed analyses of job creation, ""leverage"" (the ratio of public incentive to private investment funds), impact on local residents and the ""trickle effect"" from enterprise down to the urban deprived. The volume is especially valuable as the fruit of independent scholarship, rather than funded research, in which the authors are able to offer a vigorously critical investigation of government policy. By taking into account the result of the 1992 general election and the implications of the Olympia & York Canary Wharf project, Nicholas Deakin and John Edwards present a credible prediction for the future (or lack of future) of the inner city." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Deakin , John EdwardsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780415035484ISBN 10: 0415035481 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 20 May 1993 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Enterprise as policy 2 From public provision to private enterprise 3 Is inner city policy about urban deprivation? 4 The logic of the enterprise strategy 5 Trafford Park: Manchester’s economic larder 6 Docklands: Flagship or Titanic? 7 Heartlands—a different approach to partnership 8 Private enterprise alone 9 The reach of private enterprise 10 Social policies for the inner city 11 Private investment as public policyReviews`a fascinating and highly readable account of the development of urban policy over the last 20 years ... will appeal to students of public policy and urban studies as well as to practitioners in central and local government and organisations involved in inner city initiatives.' - Local Government Studies `... is a captivating and timely book which is well written and will be essential reading for students and lecturers of urban policy and planning, professionals and for central and local government administrators.' - Town & Country Planning Author InformationNicholas Deakin is Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the University of Birmingham, and John Edwards is Reader in Social Policy at the University of London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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