04621nam 2200733Ia 450 991078427410332120230828222412.01-281-09401-397866110940101-59213-411-4(CKB)1000000000339853(EBL)298870(OCoLC)568212015(SSID)ssj0000631231(PQKBManifestationID)12311634(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631231(PQKBWorkID)10590766(PQKB)11114673(SSID)ssj0000185802(PQKBManifestationID)11939113(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185802(PQKBWorkID)10215828(PQKB)11464846(MiAaPQ)EBC298870(OCoLC)437182576(MdBmJHUP)muse15639(Au-PeEL)EBL298870(CaPaEBR)ebr10180167(CaONFJC)MIL109401(EXLCZ)99100000000033985320051102d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrJobs and economic development in minority communities[electronic resource] /edited by Paul Ong and Anastasia Loukaitou-SiderisPhiladelphia, PA Temple University Press20061 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-410-6 1-59213-409-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction. Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities: Realities, Challenges, and Innovation. Paul Ong and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris; Part I The Context; 1 Metropolitan Dispersion and Diversity: Implications for Community Economic Development. Evelyn Blumenberg; 2 Impacts of the New Social Policy Regime. Douglas Houston and Paul Ong; 3 The Regional Nexus: The Promise and Risk of Community-Based Approaches to Metropolitan Equity. Manuel Pastor, Chris Benner, and Martha Matsuoka; Part II Labor Market Development4 Workforce Development in Minority Communities. Michael A. Stoll 5 Employment Opportunities Beyond the 'Hood: African American and Hispanic Applicants in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia. Michela M. Zonta; 6 Economic Development in Latino Communities: Incorporating Marginal and Immigrant Workers. Abel Valenzuela Jr.; Part III Business Development; 7 The Role of Black-Owned Businesses in Black Community Development. Thomas D. Boston; 8 New York City's Asian Immigrant Economies: Community Development Needs and Challenges. Tarry Hum9 Indian Gaming as Community Economic Development. Ted Jojola and Paul Ong Part IV Complementary Strategies; 10 Social Networks and Social Capital: Latinos in Pico-Union. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Judy Hutchinson; 11 Linking Housing to Community Economic Development with Community Benefits Agreements:The Case of The Figueroa Corridor Coalition for Economic Justice. Jacqueline Leavitt; 12 Synchronizing Social Services with Labor Market Participation: Implications for Community Economic Development in Minority Neighborhoods. Lois M. TakahashiConclusion. Lessons for Community Economic Development. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Paul OngContributors; IndexOver the past four decades, the forces of economic restructuring, globalization, and suburbanization, coupled with changes in social policies have dimmed hopes for revitalizing minority neighborhoods in the U.S. Community economic development offers a possible way to improve economic and employment opportunities in minority communities. In this authoritative collection of original essays, contributors evaluate current programs and their prospects for future success.Using case studies that consider communities of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian immigrants, and Native Americans, the book is orCommunity development, UrbanUnited StatesMinoritiesUnited StatesEconomic conditionsMinoritiesEmploymentUnited StatesCommunity development, UrbanMinoritiesEconomic conditions.MinoritiesEmployment331.60973Ong Paul M1106338Loukaitou-Sideris Anastasia1958-1546111MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784274103321Jobs and economic development in minority communities3801459UNINA