Economic Development in three Urban Areas: Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleve

Executive SummaryThe pursuit pages review the comprehensive strategies that have been used by the cities of battle of Atlanta, Baltimore and Cleveland to improve their stinting conditions. It should become apparent to the reader that the fate of each metropolis is obstinate by many factors including historical events, the balance of power between stakeholder groups, the king of the city to capitalize on federal programs and the relationships between the private heavens and the community. Unfortunately, no clear winning strategy arose from each citys economic development efforts they all caused both gainers and losers.Atlanta is a city that is led by business leadership whose main priority is to countenance business interests that are at times at odds with the communities development. Baltimore, with really little private investment, relies heavily on its citizens involvement whose collective bargain and activism have hindered its political leaderships attempts at growth. Clev eland has fallen victim to ivory tower leadership that has led to financial mismanagement and change magnitude community frustration.I have attempted to review the last ecstasy in each city, and in the context of that city examine the strengths and weaknesses of their actions. The mountain chain of this project is large. To focus the readers attention on the difficulty the cities have experienced in trying to meet their stakeholders needs and expectations, I have chosen to focus on a few ad hoc actions that were taken in each city to promote economic development. This tidings is by no means exhaustive additional learnings can be gleamed from further research.AtlantaAtlantas political and friendly construction and development has been characterized by what author Clarence Stone labels regime politics in his book Regime administration Governing Atlanta 1946-1989. The regimes determining factor is the loosely formed coalitions and collaborations between the white Atlanta elit e and the black middle class leadership. The partnership (although the power was not balanced between the groups equally) has its beginnings in the 1940s when astute white businessmen properly predicted the growth of a black middle class and a shifting in electoral power. Faced with two choices to use their social and economic clout to fight the inevitable changes in politic... ...nnovation Study Suggests pipe Area Must Change its Priorities to Increase Prosperity. Atlanta Journal & Constitution. Nov. 5, 2001.Shields, Gerard. 2 bills Aim to Bring BDC Into the Open City Senators Want Agencys Meetings Accessible to popular Mayor Opposes Measures Proposals Critics Say Business Dealings Require Secrecy. The Baltimore Sun. February 21, 2000.Siegel, Eric. Renewal Efforts go at Slow Pace Empowerment Zone Shows Spot Successes quin Years After Grant. The Baltimore Sun. Jan 10, 2000.Smith, Jane. A Dialogue on The Atlanta attend with Jane Smith, Executive Director. The Inner City Urban P overty and Economic outgrowth in the Next Century. ed Thomas Boston and Catherine Ross. New Brunswick, NJ Transaction Publishers, 1997. pp. 291-297.Smothers, Ronald. Cleveland Mayor Warns Newark an Arena Is No Cure-All. New York Times. Oct 20, 1999.Stone, Clarence. Regime Politics Governing Atlanta 1946-1989. Lawrence, Ks University Press of Kansas, 1989.Videotape The Cleveland Turnaround Leadership In Action, (Boston Harvard Business Publishing Corporation, 1996).The Cleveland Today website. http//www.clevelandtoday.org/info/edit.html