Title: Debt wish : entrepreneurial cities, U.S. federalism, and economic development /
Authors: Sbragia, Alberta M.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Investment of public funds United States.; Intergovernmental fiscal relations United States.; Municipal finance United States
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. State Governments as Entrepreneurs -- 3. Cities as Investors -- 4. The Provision of Services: Municipal Government, Technology, and Debt -- 5. The Institutionalization of Limits -- 6. Circumvention by Law and Market -- 7. Circumvention by Law and Government -- 8. Local Entrepreneurship via Tax Exemption -- 9. Washington Takes Control -- 10. Conclusion.