Overview
- One of the few book-length studies solely devoted to public-private partnerships involved in the remaking and gentrification of urban space
- Explores BID practices as they relate to democratic theory and debates about the privatization of government services
- Presents a detailed case study of BIDs and public-private partnerships in New York City
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Table of contents(6 chapters)
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Reviews
“Abraham Unger’s penetrating examination of business improvements districts provides a long overdue look at the theory and practice of growing reliance upon private-public partnerships in running American cities. Probing how private partners of government actually behave once they take on governmental ambitions and purposes, he finds that their public spiritedness is often uneven and highly dependent on local leadership effort. It is a major contribution to our understanding of the new urban politics.” (Paul Kantor, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Fordham University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept of Government and Politics, Wagner College , Staten Island, USA
Abraham Unger
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Business Improvement Districts in the United States
Book Subtitle: Private Government and Public Consequences
Authors: Abraham Unger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32294-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32293-3Published: 21 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81246-5Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32294-0Published: 12 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 206
Topics: Public Policy, US Politics, International Political Economy, Urban Economics, Public Administration