Economic Development Perspective and City Leadership
Joint Authors
Davis, Terri
Jarmon, Christopher
Vanderleeuw, James
Sowers, Thomas
Pennington, Michael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
The viability of traditional economic development strategies has long been questioned by urban policy scholars; yet traditional strategies remain the norm among city leaders.
Traditional concerns emphasize economic and business considerations at the expense of nontraditional community considerations such as quality of life.
In this paper, we examine the conditions under which city leaders give weight to nontraditional community concerns when making economic development decisions.
Our analysis of the results of a survey conducted of more than 200 leaders in over 150 Texas cities indicates that although traditional economic development concerns remain dominant, certain conditions may exist that allow or compel city leaders to give increased weight to non-traditional community considerations.
Conditions revealed by our study include the socioeconomic status of Texas cities and the relative differences in leadership positions and professionalism among city leaders.
The paper concludes with a discussion of how our study contributes to the literature about economic development policy and points to avenues for future research on the conditions under which decision-making strategies are pursued by city leaders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vanderleeuw, James& Jarmon, Christopher& Pennington, Michael& Sowers, Thomas& Davis, Terri. 2011. Economic Development Perspective and City Leadership. Urban Studies Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vanderleeuw, James…[et al.]. Economic Development Perspective and City Leadership. Urban Studies Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vanderleeuw, James& Jarmon, Christopher& Pennington, Michael& Sowers, Thomas& Davis, Terri. Economic Development Perspective and City Leadership. Urban Studies Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472128
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472128