Urban problems and community development

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferguson, Ronald F., Contributor.

Dickens, William T., Contributor.

Brookings Institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (641 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Brookings Institution Press 1999

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference? This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The authors--economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a historian--define community development broadly to include all capacity building (including social, intellectual, physical, financial, and political assets) aimed at improving the quality of life in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. The book addresses the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Reconceiving the Community Development Field

3. Swimming against the Tide: A Brief History of Federal Policy in Poor Communities

4. Power, Money, and Politics in Community Development

5. Community Development Corporations: Mission, Strategy, and Accomplishments

6. What "Community" Supplies

7. Security and Community Development

8. Schools and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: The Community Development Challenge

9. Rebuilding Urban Labor Markets: What Community Development Can Accomplish

10. The Economics of Housing Services in Low-Income Neighborhoods

11. Inner-City Business Development and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for Policy and Research

12. Evaluating Community Development Programs: Problems and Prospects

13. Social Science Research, Urban Problems, and Community Development Alliances

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-8157-1981-7

0-585-04166-0

OCLC:

1382696925