Power and Politics in Redevelopment Resource Distribution: Analysis of Community Redevelopment Agencies in Florida
Abstrak
Understanding who wields power in local resource distribution is important because it can explain what types of policies are prioritized and who benefits from these policy choices. We analyze the decision-making processes of community redevelopment agencies (CRAs), which are special purpose districts created by local governments for economic and community development. We explore who sets their investment agenda, what factors explain their influence, and what policies are prioritized as a result. We deploy institutionalist theories of urban politics and governance to analyze CRAs in Florida's four largest cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. We find that formal electoral institutions, geographies of CRA districts, and participatory governance institutions partially explain the distribution of power. Informal institutions mediated their effects by altering whose voices are considered and served as a check against the concentration and potential abuse of power. We conclude by identifying the institutional conditions that could foster more redistributive policies.
Penulis (2)
Minjee Kim
Kelly Kinahan
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2025
- Bahasa
- en
- Sumber Database
- CrossRef
- DOI
- 10.1177/10780874251383861
- Akses
- Open Access ✓