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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463056603321

Titolo

Human capital investment for central city revitalization / / [edited by] Fritz W. Wagner, Timothy E. Joder, Anthony J. Mumphrey, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

0-203-77545-7

1-134-82754-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Contemporary urban affairs series

Altri autori (Persone)

WagnerFritz W

JoderTimothy E

MumphreyAnthony J

Disciplina

307.3/42

Soggetti

Human capital

Urban poor

Urban renewal

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A companion work to Managing capital resources for central city revitalization.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Human capital investment / Robert W. Becker and Robert A. Collins -- ch. 2. The Detroit Empowerment Zone's effect on economic opportunity : employers' responses to the zone's programs and incentives / Margaret Dewar -- ch. 3. Building communities, building coalitions : initiatives for urban education / Kathryn Doherty, Cheryl Jones, and Clarence Stone -- ch. 4. Tenant organizing in public housing : a case study of Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana / Robert O. Washington and Robert K. Whelen -- ch. 5. The impact of community-reinvestment agreements on mortgage lending to minority and low-income households and neighborhoods / Alex Schwartz -- ch. 6. Conclusion : human capital investment and central city revitalization / Fritz Wagner [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

Viewing poverty as a condition that is fed and renewed on a daily basis by social and economic structures, this book focuses on the ways in which poor residents can be helped to improve their own situations, their living conditions, and the central city itself. Also includes four



maps.