Enterprise Zone Administration in Oregon: A Structural Analysis
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Date
2009-06-12
Authors
Carroll, Phillip G.
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Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon
Abstract
Enterprise zones are an economic development policy adopted by many local
governments in Oregon and elsewhere. The management structures used to implement
enterprise zones are illustrative of operational dynamics of public-private partnerships
used for economic development purposes.
This study utilizes interviews of local economic development actors and
government document research to assess types and levels of partnership between each
city and its development non-profit. This qualitative analysis is aimed at discovering
similarities and differences in how cities execute enterprise zone management and how
these discoveries fit in the context of public administration literature. Aspects of each
cities partnership are explored.
Most interview subjects agree on the importance of enterprise zones and the use
of partnership to promote economic development, but there are significant operational
differences among the cities which reveal a need for ongoing assessment of management
structure and partnership roles.
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Examining committee: Neil Bania, chair, Richard Margerum
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Enterprise zones -- Oregon