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Cornfield Malls, Downtown Redevelopment, and Democratic Performance
Schumaker, Paul
Schumaker, Paul
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Nine proposals to develop enclosed shopping malls, either in the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas, or in its downtown, are evaluated according to three democratic ideals:
Responsible Representation: Did the policymaking process empower (primarily) elected representatives and (secondly) the voting public while also being responsive to the persuasive participation of public administrators, community notables, group leaders, and individual activists?
Complex Equality: Were the outcomes most responsive to those interests in the community that normally fail to have their preferences reflected in policy? Or were there legitimate explanations for continued unresponsiveness to normally subordinate interests?
Principle-Policy Congruence: Were the outcomes conÂsistent with the broad policy principles that are dominant in the community's political culture, such as the goals of promoting economic growth, protecting the downtown, and facilitating widespread citizen particiÂpation?
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1991-04
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Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas
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Paul Schumaker. Cornfield Malls, Downtown Redevelopment, and Democratic Performance. Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas. Technical Report Series: 186 (April 1991).