Private governments or public policy tools? The law and public policy of New Jersey's special improvement districts

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 107-136

  Justice, Jonathan B ^a   Goldsmith, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Greenbaum Rowe Smith and Davis LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

Business improvement districts; Downtown revitalization; Policy tools; Private governments; Public private partnerships; Special districts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745698731     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690500409005     Document Type: Article

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