Congressional considerations and urban characteristics in the selection of empowerment zones and enterprise communities

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 593-609

  Wallace, Marc A ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; LOGIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 11844305894     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2004.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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