Community economic development in social work /
Community economic development (CED) is an increasingly essential factor in the revitalization of low- to moderate-income communities. This cutting-edge text explores the intersection of CED and social work practice, which both focus on the well-being of indigent communities and the empowerment of i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Foundations of social work knowledge.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Settings and Framework; 1. What Is Community Economic Development?; 2. Social Workers and Community Economic Development; 3. The Making and Unmaking of Cities and Neighborhoods; 4. History of Community Economic Development: The Nineteenth Century to Lyndon Johnson; 5. History of Community Economic Development: Richard Nixon to Barack Obama; Part II: Strategy, Organization, and Success; 6. Choosing a Strategy; 7. A Taxonomy of Community Development Corporations; Part III: Tools of Development; 8. Investing in Human Capital.
- 9. Building High-Performance Organizations10. Real Estate: Developing Physical Capital; 11. Financial Capital: Business Development and Financial Infrastructure; 12. Lobbying and Advocacy; Part IV: Putting It All Together; 13. Expanding Social and Political Capital; 14. Special Challenges in Community Development: Racism and Regionalism; 15. Community Building: A New Synthesis; 16. Conclusion; Appendix I: Anymidwest City Exercise; References; Index.
