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Fordham Law School

1999

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Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell Jan 1999

Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article focuses on the 1990s renaissance in Atlanta, a time where the rate of violent crime was at the lowest it had been in years and the population was growing for the first time in thirty years. It focuses on three specific explanations of the renaissance: the holistic approach to development, the Empowerment Zone, the community policing program, and the reinvention of public housing. The holistic approach involves an interplay of both the public and private sectors of the city, with no singular method used to revitalize the inner city communities. The Empowerment Zone, a plan created by President …