Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Working-Class Institutions, Amazon and The Politics of Local Economic Development in Western Queens. |
| Authors: |
DeFilippis, James1 (AUTHOR) jdefilip@rutgers.edu, Stein, Samuel2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Urban Affairs Review. Jul2023, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p1080-1101. 22p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Economic development, *Urban studies, Working class, Practical politics, Class politics |
| Company/Entity: |
Amazon.com Inc. |
| Abstract: |
In November 2018 Amazon announced that they had selected Long Island City, Queens (LIC) as one of two locations for their second headquarters. While there had certainly been criticism and organizing against the proposed deal, given that it had the vocal support of both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo, most New Yorkers had assumed that the deal would be implemented. Then, rather surprisingly, on February 14th, 2019, Amazon announced its withdrawal from the deal and its decision not to come to LIC. This article uses the case of Amazon and other large scale developments in western Queens to discuss the conflictual and often messy politics of local economic development (LED) in working class communities. It argues that urban studies pays too little attention to how and why working class organizations participate in the politics of LED; and often thereby shape the enacted policies of LED. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
