The physical reconstruction of cities was made possible by a comprehensive
restructuring of local public institutions and processes. Confronted by the
fact that city government was too bureaucratic and fiscally limited to undertake
expensive new projects, in the 1980s, energetic mayors and other civic
leaders pioneered in the development of new institutions that could accomplish
public purposes but not be bound by the rules that frustrated general-purpose
governments. These public/private authorities were able to operate much
like private corporations, thereby avoiding public scrutiny of their operations
(Perry, 2003). Equally important, they were often empowered to borrow
money, issue bonds, and exercise critical powers such as eminent domain.
These institutional arrangements are the key to understanding how fiscally strapped cities were able to build the facilities and undertake the ambitious
projects necessary to support a local economy of tourism and entertainment.
The physical reconstruction of cities was made possible by a comprehensive
restructuring of local public institutions and processes. Confronted by the
fact that city government was too bureaucratic and fiscally limited to undertake
expensive new projects, in the 1980s, energetic mayors and other civic
leaders pioneered in the development of new institutions that could accomplish
public purposes but not be bound by the rules that frustrated general-purpose
governments. These public/private authorities were able to operate much
like private corporations, thereby avoiding public scrutiny of their operations
(Perry, 2003). Equally important, they were often empowered to borrow
money, issue bonds, and exercise critical powers such as eminent domain.
These institutional arrangements are the key to understanding how fiscally strapped cities were able to build the facilities and undertake the ambitious
projects necessary to support a local economy of tourism and entertainment.
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