Convention center follies : politics, power, and public investment in American cities / Heywood T. Sanders.

Convention center follies : politics, power, and public investment in American cities / Heywood T. Sanders.

American cities have experienced a remarkable surge in convention center development over the last two decades, with exhibit hall space growing from 40 million square feet in 1990 to 70 million in 2011--an increase of almost 75 percent. Proponents of these projects promised new jobs, new private dev...

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Main Author: Sanders, Heywood T., 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:American business, politics, and society.
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City promotion > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
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