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Beyond the market : a case study of the downtown revitalization paradox in Framingham, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
U.S. communities have a long history of implementing redevelopment projects based on the displacement of vulnerable minority groups, who have been blamed for physical blight, depression of property values, and stripping ...
The real estate user charge and its impact on housing development in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Off-budget public finance in China is an informal system of levies that emerges in response to local fiscal needs. Off-budget funds serve as part of local government revenue and help finance local government expenditures. ...
Politics, jobs and workforce development : the role of workforce intermediaries in building career pathways within Boston's health care industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This research study examines the role that workforce intermediaries within Boston play in creating career pathways for economically disadvantaged, under-skilled residents in the local health care industry. Using a case ...
Uncommon ground : property, coordination, and rebuilding New Orleans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Following Hurricane Katrina, difficult decisions must be made by both government and investors with respect to reconstitution of New Orleans' housing stock and neighborhoods. For investors, risk and uncertainty abound. For ...
Fiscal decentralization and urban public transport
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Financing public transport through public funds is a common practice that can be justified on different grounds: equity, natural monopoly and, particularly with the increasing motorization rate, externalities produced by ...
Written in invisible ink : a case study on the politics of free trade reform and labor regulation in Guatemala
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis makes two primary claims: first, that the US - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-DR CAFTA, or CAFTA) has had important effects on labor regulation in Guatemala that are not contained ...
Regulating new construction in historic areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This study is an examination of how the restrictiveness of different design regulations impacts the process of new construction in historic areas. The North End, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods of Boston were identified ...
Building on lessons learned : too high hopes without HOPE VI?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
By providing substantial grants to public housing authorities to demolish and rebuild distressed public housing and provide services to public housing residents, the HOPE VI program has helped transform these developments ...
Downtown revitalization in Japan : examination of the Town Management Organization model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Downtowns have experienced decline since the 1990s in Japan and several strategies have been implemented to deal with it. This research focuses on one of such strategies-the Town Management Organization (TMO) model. Although ...