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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305558503321

Titolo

Community economic development and social work / / Margaret S. Sherraden, William A. Ninacs, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Press, , 1998

ISBN

1-135-02421-9

1-138-97122-7

0-203-70593-9

1-135-02422-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NinacsWilliam A

SherradenMargaret S

Disciplina

361.8

Soggetti

Social service

Community development - Economic aspects

Economic development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of community practice, volume 5, numbers 1/2 1998"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Community Economic Development and Social Work; Jobs, Wealth, or Place: The Faces of Community Economic Development; Social Capital and Local Economic Development: Implications for Community Social Work Practice; Self-Employment as a Social and Economic Development Intervention for Recipients of AFDC; Micro-Enterprise Development: A Response to Poverty; Southeastern Women's Involvement in Sustainable Development Efforts: Their Roles and Concerns

The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh: Helping Poor Women with Credit for Self-EmploymentCommunity Economic Development Organizations in Montreal; Low-Income Homeownership Policy as a Community Development Strategy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you'll find innovative theoretical approaches to the newly emerging field of



community economic development (CED). You'll see how community leaders, residents, community organizations, social workers, city planners, local business owners, bankers, and/or investors can come together to promote successful CED.Community economic development (CED) is a strategy that addresses social and economic development goals, creates jobs, builds assets, and strengthens the social fabric of communities. In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you'l