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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS,Vol.40,Issue6,P.863-886

语言

英文

关键字

POLITICAL-PARTICIPATION; YOUNG-ADULTS; INTERNET USE; ENGAGEMENT; SITES; NEWS

作者单位

[Harris, Nay'Chelle] Washington Univ, Brown Sch, Housing Policy, St Louis, MO USA. [Metzger, Molly W.] Washington Univ, Brown Sch, Domest Social & Econ Dev Concentrat, St Louis, MO USA. Metzger, MW (reprint author), George Warren Brown Sch Social Work, One Brookings Dr,Campus Box 1196, St Louis, MO 63130 USA. E-Mail: mmetzger@brownschool.wustl.edu

摘要

Tax increment financing (TIF) and other development incentives have become American cities' primary means of encouraging local economic development. However, these incentives typically receive less oversight than traditional government spending, potentially leaving them open to corruption and abuse. This article presents a case study of Team TIF, a novel community-academic partnership focused on government transparency and racial equity in the use of TIF and other incentives. We begin by describing TIF and tax abatement in the St. Louis context, including specific examples of their misuse. We then present the online and offline strategies that Team TIF has used to educate the public on this issue. We close with a discussion of possible local and state-level reforms.