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The economic and commercial impact of the Main Street's Revitalization Program
de Weever, Rousanne
de Weever, Rousanne
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Policy Making
Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation
Revitalization
Economic/ Commercial Developments
TCM
Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation
Revitalization
Economic/ Commercial Developments
TCM
Location research
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2019
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English
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This thesis reviewed the research of public policy process conducted in the Main Street area. The research that was conducted, assessed if the public policy carried out, wielded economic/commercial activities shown to indicate improvements to the area. These activities were investigated based on three topics, namely by scope of the policy goals/vision, the actual outcome and Main Street area success indicators. The central research question of this thesis states: “To what extent has the Main Street’s revitalization program executed by the Government of Aruba during the years 2010 -2018 contributed to the improvement of economic/commercial activities in the area?” This research was of qualitative nature in which semi-structured interviews were applied, based on a topic list as its research instrument. The findings of eight respondents were analyzed through selective coding (Baarda, 2013). The main findings of the research are evident indications that the intended visions of the policy (expect for the tangible features) did not go as planned. The outcome seen from the policy process perspective did not carry the support of all Business Representatives and Stakeholders considering that not all were involved during the formulation stage. The policy during its execution phase was never adapted along the way to tackle the unforeseen changes which in return caused the policy to drag on longer then communicated. This resulted in mistrust among the merchants along with the lack of governmental incentives to aid them during these difficult times. It is conceded that the policy was never evaluated after its completion. One of the reasons that the area did not thrive as expected can be partially blamed on the lack of an active Town Centre Management (TCM) in place. However partial responsibility can also be
placed on merchants that did not make the best use of the tools provided or the urgency to adapt and change.
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de Weever, R. (2019). The economic and commercial impact of the Main Street's Revitalization Program. Bachelor dissertation. University of Aruba. 113 pp.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/887