Place management as a framework for public
governance is not a new concept. The place
management debate reflects many of the
more durable themes in the evolution of public
management and public
policy. One of the new dimensions of the debate is
the extent to which place management can deliver a
social capital effect. If it can, its value as a
major shift in public governance will increase
dramatically.
The study situates place management in a
spectrum of possibilities. To the extent that place
management transcends an instrumental definition to
challenge the underlying system...