The Graffiti Problem

J. Scott Armstrong ()

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Abstract: Graffiti is regarded by many as a blight on our cities because it contributes to visual pollution. City governments spend vast sums in an effort to clean the ubiquitous graffiti from urban walls. I suggest that the “cleansing strategy” is an expensive, ineffective way of dealing with the problem; well-known management techniques can solve the problem more efficiently.

Keywords: graffiti problem; cleansing strategy; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cul
Date: 2004-12-10
Note: Type of Document - pdf; pages: 3

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