Democratic Accountability and Business Improvement Districts

Becker, Carol J.

doi:10.2753/pmr1530-9576360201

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“…The challenge for BIAs and CCAs is in balancing public and private sector participation in urban management and decision making. The degree of private sector participation and engagement raises concerns over the possible privatization of public space and urban governance—which opens the debate about who should lead such urban affairs (Miraftab ; Morçöl and Wolf ; Becker ; Morçöl et al ). In the case of BIAs, it appears that financial participation of private agents entitles them to decide (with other stakeholders) on the public sphere (Hoyt ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In general terms, PPP formulas have been evaluated positively by policy‐makers and stakeholders. This arguably highlights the political tendency to showcase successful public sector investment, since there is a growing academic literature that questions their overall effectiveness and the lack of metrics to measure their performance (Riviezzo et al ; Cook ; Hernandez et al ; Becker ).…”

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A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain

Espinosa

Hernández

2015

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Key Messages Public‐private partnership (PPP) has been a popular response to urban commercial revitalization. Two modes of PPP, the Canadian Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and the Spanish Centros Comerciales Abiertos (CCA) are examined. BIA and CCA are shown to vary by geographic extent, project scope, urban governance structure, balance of public‐private sector control, and level of stakeholder engagement.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain

Espinosa

Hernández

2015

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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“…Availability and access to data is a major problem when it comes to the measurement of effectiveness in PPP projects (Chen, Daito, & Gifford, 2016). Different methods used to measure effectiveness are tabulated as under: Based on the variety of factors/ measurement methods as in Table: 9 these diverse measures/factors are categorized in the following 6 different categories: (Hayllar, 2010;Ofek, 2015;Higgins & Huque, 2015;Buse & Harmer, 2007;Hodge & Coghill, 2007;Panayides et al, 2015;Becker, 2012;Willem & Lucidarme, 2014;MacDonald, 2012;Wong et al, 2015;Buse & Harmer, 2007;Alasad & Motawa, 2016;Abramov, 2009a;Aaronson, 2011;Loosemore & Cheung, 2015) Sr No. (Nisar, 2013;Mishra et al, 2013;Andon, 2012;Hadzic et al, 2015;Zhang, 2014;Xu et al, 2012;Samii, Van Wassenhove, & Bhattacharya, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hodge and Coghill (2007) have come up with an accountability pyramid indicating various tiers of accountability required for complex arrangements like PPP. Secondly, concerns about accountability in PPPs stem from the realization that a variety of actors pursue different goals and perspectives (Ruuska & Teigland, 2009) which make the PPP arrangements a very complex and tricky one requiring innovative accountability regimes (Becker, 2012). This increased focus on accountability is in line with the concern shared by many researchers to make governments accountable to the representative institutions of the people like the parliaments (Hayllar, 2010).…”

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Effectiveness of Public Private Partnerships: A Systematic Literature Review

Ali

Irfan

Salman

2020

JMR

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Questions about the ‘effectiveness’ of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been raised for quite some time now. Although implementation and performance problems are given some attention while carrying out systematic literature review regarding PPPs, there is no systematic literature review available to the best of our knowledge that analyses/reviews the ways in which the effectiveness of PPPs is measured. This review of 107 articles intends to fill this gap by reviewing the peer-reviewed articles/papers published during the years 2000-2016. It particularly investigated three areas including (a) the ways in which the effectiveness of PPPs is defined, (b) methods used by the researchers to measure the effectiveness of PPPs, and (c) theories/perspectives explaining the effectiveness of PPPs. The results indicated that the effectiveness of PPPs is not clearly defined in the existing literature. Moreover, there is no consensus on what counts as an effective PPP. Regarding the methods of measurement, the overwhelming majority of researchers focused only on the identification of factors as opposed to the actual measurement of effectiveness. With respect to theoretical perspectives, governance theories were used in most cases. Based on the findings of this systematic literature review, it is recommended in the current research to use six broad categories of methods/factors identified as a starting point to measure the effectiveness of PPPs.

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“…Beside the concerns regarding the possible production or exacerbation of inequalities [4], concerns are also raised regarding the accountability of BIDs. As Becker [71] (p. 187) put it: "Business improvement districts (BIDs) fuse a public taxing entity and a private nonprofit into something neither completely public nor completely private". Gross [63] (p. 347) stressed that BIDs "empower private sector actors by allowing them to determine which services BID revenues will be applied to, how those services will be delivered and by whom".…”

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confidence: 99%

Business Improvement Districts: A Systematic Review of an Urban Governance Model towards City Center Revitalization

Guimarães

2021

Land

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For some time, business improvement districts (BIDs) have entered into the discourse and practice of academics and urban planners. This model for town centre revitalization was created in North America, whose success has led to its transfer to a growing number of countries. This evolution highlights the importance of BIDs as an urban planning practice, as well as an object of study for academics interested in new models for intervening in central urban areas. BIDs are public–private partnerships, framed within an entrepreneurial logic of urban management that aims to increase the cities’ competitiveness. In this article, we aim to unfold the main research subjects of the literature focused on BIDs. We develop a systematic review for said endeavor, resorting to the established PRISMA protocol. After the screening and analysis of selected articles, four main research subjects were documented: (i) urban governance; (ii) urban policies: mobility and transfer; (iii) activities/axis of intervention; and (iv) types of BIDs/places of intervention. The selected literature enhances the contradictory nature of BIDs, ranging from the economic revitalization of city centres to the occasional exclusionary stance, in which it is developed. Our analysis also points to the important role of different actors in all stages of the policy transfer and implementation.

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Democratic Accountability and Business Improvement Districts

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain

A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain

Effectiveness of Public Private Partnerships: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Improvement Districts: A Systematic Review of an Urban Governance Model towards City Center Revitalization

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