A new way of revitalizing distressed urban communities? Assessing the impact of the federal empowerment zone program

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 443-471

  Oakley, Deidre ^a   Tsao, Hui Shien ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ZONING POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750691336     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2006.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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