TY  - BOOK
AU  - Soifer,Steven
AU  - McNeely,Joseph B.
AU  - Costa,Cathy
AU  - Pickering-Bernheim,Nancy
TI  - Community economic development in social work
T2  - Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
SN  - 9780231508575
AV  - HV41 .S674 2014eb
U1  - 307.1/4 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Social work administration
KW  - Community development
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - City Planning & Urban Development
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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 individuals and the communities in which they live. This unique textbook emphasizes a holistic approach to community building that combines business and real-estate development with a focus on stimulating family self-reliance and community empowerment. The result is an innovative approach to rehabi
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