Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentIn 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. |
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There is considerable evidence that inner cities and poor neighborhoods are not as economically isolated as some ... The impact of national and regional conditions on life in the inner city and poor neighborhoods is so strong it may be ...
Population Change in the 25 Largest Metropolitan Areas, 1970-90 Percent change unless otherwise specified 1990 population (thousands) Central city Suburban Metro- Central 1970- 1980- 1970- 1980- City politan cities 80 90 80 90 North ...
Today , as in 1968 , an appropriate response to Kain and Persky's concerns is to acknowledge that continued pressure against housing discrimination , especially in suburbs , and other special efforts to help city residents gain access ...
less educated , more disadvantaged populations , central cities and their high - poverty neighborhoods bore the brunt of macroeconomic forces that tremendously eroded the real purchasing power of those in the bottom half of the income ...
In addition, Weir addresses the ways that changes in the locus of private sector decisionmaking from the city level ... Similarly, the decentralization of employment from central cities to suburbs for the past three decades has been a ...