000			01310pab a2200169 454500
008			180718b2014 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aReese, Laura A.
245			_aIf all you have is a hammer: Finding economic development policies that matter
260			_c2014
300			_ap.627-655.
362			_aNov
520			_aThis research explores the relative effectiveness of a comprehensive set of local economic development incentives and focuses on two questions: What contributions do common development tools make to the economic health of municipalities?; and, Are there other types of local activities, not typically considered as development tools, that might be more effective in contributing to local economic prosperity? It finds that the factors most consistently and positively related to economic health are investments in the downtown, spending on basic local public services, and using no economic development incentives at all. These findings suggest one primary policy recommendation: the wisest course of action for most cities would be to eschew particularized development incentives, especially those that require tax expenditures. - Reproduced.
650			_aEconomic and social development
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a106668
999			_c106663 _d106663