The faces of the city: A political analysis of the urban economic, political, and social systems through literature

Thesis (B.A.) in Political Science--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-172)Microfiche of typescript. [Urbana, Ill.] : Photographic Services, University of Illinois, U of I Library, [1979]. 4 microfiche (176 frames) : negative. s1979 ilun

State economic development policy: a decade of activity. by DeLysa Burnier

tag=1 data=State economic development policy: a decade of activity. by DeLysa Burnier tag=2 data=Burnier, DeLysa tag=3 data=Public Administration Review, tag=4 data=51 tag=5 data=2 tag=6 data=March/April 1991 tag=7 data=171-175. tag=8 data=DEVELOPMENT tag=10 data=In the United States, over the previous decade, economic development became a critical policy priority for governors struggling with high unemployment, plant closings, declining industries and revenue loss. tag=11 data=1991/3/7 tag=12 data=91/0661 tag=13 data=CABIn the United States, over the previous decade, economic development became a critical policy priority for governors struggling with high unemployment, plant closings, declining industries and revenue loss

The politics of meaning in the entrepreneurial city

This dissertation rests on the premise that public policy possesses a symbolic dimension. Although such a dimension has been long acknowledged, little formal attention has been paid to it beyond noting the presence of symbols in policy language and actions. This dissertation has argued for an expanded conception of symbolic politics that encompasses both the use of intangible resources and the politics of meaning. The politics of meaning centers on how a particular meaning or interpretation for a policy, event, issue, or action is established. Furthermore, it raises questions about how policy problems are defined, whose definitions prevail, and what kinds of symbols and language are used in policy actors' definitions of the policy situation.To explore the politics of meaning, this dissertation developed a symbolic interactionist policy perspective and applied it to Ohio's enterprise zone program. State and local officials involved in the program were interviewed, and from their interview statements program accounts were derived. These program accounts centered on officials' understandings of the zone program, its goals, tax abatement, and definitions of program success. From these accounts, the enterprise zone program's symbolic dimension, or its range of meanings as defined by policy actors, was established. Overall, the range of policy meaning for the zone program is fairly narrow. Ideological "free market" language has been replaced by pragmatic means-end language.U of I OnlyETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissio

Ideology in Policy Debates: Congress and the S&Ls in the 1980s

Is a national value such as free enterprise relevant to congressional debates of important economic policy bills? This question was examined using debates of three reform bills that dealt with savings and loan industry problems in the 1980s. To employ free enterprise concepts in justifying policy stands challenged legislators because industry problems contrasted sharply in the early 1980s (overregulation) and later (excesses under deregulation). Research demonstrated, however, that free enterprise concepts dominated the earlier discussions and, intriguingly, were at the center of the 1989 debate about bailing out the industry and reforming it. The conclusion elaborates free enterprise's role and speculates about the influence of another national value on the S & L discussions. Copyright 1998 by The Policy Studies Organization.

Image Construction in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

Reality construction, Interpretive theory, Media, “Spin”, Government incompetence, Hurricane Katrina,

The transformational potential of public policy discourse

In this paper we examine the relationship between public policy, legitimacy and organi-zational identity in the context of a societal controversy. Public policy is theorized as a mode for effecting discourse transformations which offer new possibilities and rules for organizational legitimacy and societal relations. Our study highlights the legitimating function of public policy formation processes and possible legitimacy-appreciating and-depreciating identity attributes for organizations at the centre of controversy. We develop a macro-level understanding of discursive legitimacy and organizational identity, exam-ining the broader societal context and associated democratic implications of power/knowledge and truth claims