Socioeconomic gains and spillover effects of geographically targeted initiatives to combat economic distress: An examination of Chicago's Empowerment Zone

Cities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-59

  Oakley, Deirdre ^a   Tsao, Hui shien ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

socioeconomic outcomes; spillover effects; US Empowerment Zones

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBAN POLICY;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846850328     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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