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Urban problems and community development / Ronald F. Ferguson and William T. Dickens, editors.
LIBRA HN90.C6 U747 1999
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Van Pelt Library HN90.C6 U747 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community development--United States.
- Community development.
- United States.
- Urban policy--United States.
- Urban policy.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 628 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The book addresses the history of urban development startegies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security.
- Contents:
- 2. Reconceiving the Community Development Field / Ronald F. Ferguson, Sara E. Stoutland 33
- 3. Swimming against the Tide: A Brief History of Federal Policy in Poor Communities / Alice O'Connor 77
- 4. Power, Money, and Politics in Community Development / Margaret Weir 139
- 5. Community Development Corporations: Mission, Strategy, and Accomplishments / Sara E. Stoutland 193
- 6. What "Community" Supplies / Robert J. Sampson 241
- 7. Security and Community Development / Mark H. Moore 293
- 8. Schools and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: The Community Development Challenge / Clarence Stone, Kathryn Doherty, Cheryl Jones, Timothy Ross 339
- 9. Rebuilding Urban Labor Markets: What Community Development Can Accomplish / William T. Dickens 381
- 10. The Economics of Housing Services in Low-Income Neighborhoods / Kenneth T. Rosen, Ted Dienstfrey 437
- 11. Inner-City Business Development and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for Policy and Research / Ross Gittell, J. Phillip Thompson 473
- 12. Evaluating Community Development Programs: Problems and Prospects / Peter H. Rossi 521
- 13. Conclusion: Social Science Research, Urban Problems, and Community Development Alliances / Ronald F. Ferguson 569.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815718764
- 0815718756
- OCLC:
- 40163455
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