The purpose of this study is to provide an effective direction for the development and management of the enterprise zone program. This study stems from a basic question: Is the enterprise zone program an effective tool for local economic development? To examine the effectiveness of the enterprise zone program, enterprise zones and other distressed areas were compared in terms of the level of neighborhood revitalization between 1980 and 1990. The comparative analysis showed that the current enterprise zone program does not appear to have a substantial impact on neighborhood revitalization. / After examining the effectiveness of the enterprise zone program, quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to clarify the important factors which lead to a successful enterprise zone program. In these analyses, it is hypothesized that local economic development efforts play a determinant role in the revitalization of distressed communities. The statistical results of the quantitative analysis demonstrated that local governments' commitments are vital to the success of the enterprise zone program. / Case studies, as a qualitative research method, provided a more profound understanding as to the importance of local economic development efforts. The results of case studies showed that the active role of local government becomes worthwhile when the enterprise zone program is closely interconnected with a community redevelopment plan, with secured local financial resources, and is managed by an active local non-profit organization or public agency with extensive experiences in redevelopment activities. This implies that the combination of these local economic development efforts should be a premise for achieving neighborhood revitalization as a major goal of the enterprise zone program. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-11, Section: A, page: 4281. / Major Professor: Charles E. Connerly. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77034 |
| Contributors | Kim, Hocheol., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 205 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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