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A Theory of Neighborhood Problem Solving: Political Action vs. Residential Mobility

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  • Orbell, John M.
  • Uno, Toru

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People have three ways of responding to neighborhood problems: leaving (exit), political action (voice), and doing nothing (passivity). The model assumes: 1. Voice is more likely to ameliorate neighborhood problems than exit or passivity; exit, in fact, can make things worse, 2. Rational behavior on the part of residents, coupled with constraints that limit options: status, race, the responsiveness of government and the nature of the problems. Survey data on one city are combined with census data differentiating neighborhood types. Voice is characteristic of suburban areas among high and low status whites; exit is characteristic of white urban areas. Among ghetto blacks—whose exit options are severely constrained—voice is most characteristic. Problems faced by blacks and whites living in the city are similar, while their adaptations are different.

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  • Orbell, John M. & Uno, Toru, 1972. "A Theory of Neighborhood Problem Solving: Political Action vs. Residential Mobility," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(2), pages 471-489, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:66:y:1972:i:02:p:471-489_13
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    1. Keith Dowding & Peter John & Stephen Biggs, 1994. "Tiebout : A Survey of the Empirical Literature," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 31(4-5), pages 767-797, May.
    2. Feld, Lars P., 1997. "Exit, voice and income taxes: The loyalty of voters," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 455-478, September.
    3. Heike Hanhoerster, 2015. "Should I stay or should I go? Locational decisions and coping strategies of Turkish homeowners in low-income neighbourhoods," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 52(16), pages 3106-3122, December.
    4. Glenn Furton & Adam Martin, 2019. "Beyond market failure and government failure," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 178(1), pages 197-216, January.
    5. Mark Sproule-Jones, 1974. "A description and explanation of citizen participation in a canadian municipality," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 73-83, March.

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