Convention center follies : politics, power, and public investment in American cities /

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American cities have experienced a remarkable surge in convention center development over the last two decades, with exhibit hall space growing from 40 million square feet in 1990 to 70 million in 2011--an increase of almost 75 percent. Proponents of these projects promised new jobs, new private dev...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanders, Heywood T., 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:American business, politics, and society.
Subjects:
City promotion > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Villes > Marketing > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Équipements de congrès > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Équipements de congrès > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Congrès et conférences > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Congrès et conférences > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Local.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects
Convention facilities > Economic aspects
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The race to build
  • Building boom
  • Paying for the box
  • Promises and realities
  • They will come ... and spend
  • Missing impact
  • From economics to politics
  • Chicago: bolstering the business district
  • Atlanta: enhancing property values
  • St. Louis: protection from erosion
  • The cities business builds.

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