Community development is an area of almost limitless possibility for reform and improvement for cities. Yet the vast majority of economic development dollars are spent inefficiently, subsidizing projects that would have happened anyway and receiving little return in local economic benefit. Local governments should pursue high-road economic-development strategies that attract and build equitable, sustainable local economies.
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