Urban Law Annual ; Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law

Article Title

The Law of Plan Implementation in the United States

Authors

Richard O. Brooks, Vermont Law School

Publication Title

Urban Law Annual

Abstract

In the sections of the Article to follow I will first flesh out the three models of planning implementation mentioned above and discuss briefly their unique legal problems. Second, I will identify the studies which suggest more basic reasons why plans are not easily linked to decisionmaking in the United States or elsewhere. Third, I will identify remedial and preventive legal approaches to securing a closer linkage between planning and implementation. In the final section, I will discuss the implications of my conclusions for the rationality of public decisions within the welfare state.

Recommended Citation

Richard O. Brooks, The Law of Plan Implementation in the United States, 16 Urb. L. Ann. 225 (1979)
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