Urban Problems and Community Development
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, cu
1 online resource (641 p.)
9780815719816, 0815719817
1382696925
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
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Description based upon print version of record
public.ebookcentral.proquest.com Click here to view book