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Simon, William H., 1947-

The community economic development movement law, business, and the new social policy / [electronic resource] : William H. Simon. - Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Background: The Turn to Community-Based Organizations in Social Policy -- 3. Three Logics of Community Action -- 4. The Community as Beneficiary of Economic Development -- 5. The Community as Agent of Economic Development -- 6. Constrained Property: Rights as Anchors -- 7. Induced Mobilization -- 8. Institutional Hybridization -- 9. The Limits of CED.

A study of the evolution of the Community Economic Development movement, paying particular attention to the institutional and legal mechanisms it utilizes.

ISBN: 082238082X 9780822380825

Subjects--Topical Terms:
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--City Planning & Urban Development.
Community development--United States.
Community development.
Social policy.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social policy.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HN90.C6 / S557 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 307.1/4/0973