Description
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.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Human Capital Investment - Robert W. Becker and Robert A. Collins 2. The Detroit Empowerment Zone's Effect on Economic Opportunity: Employers' Responses to the Zones Programs and Incentives' - Margaret Dewar 3. Building Communities, Building Coalitions: Initiatives for Urban Education - Kathryn Doherty, Cheryl Jones, and Clarence Stone 4. Tenant Organizing in Public Housing: A Case Study of Kansas City, Missouri and New Orleans - Robert O. Washington and Robert K. Whelan 5. A Consideration of Community Reinvestment Agreements: Bank Lending to Minority and Low-Income Households and Neighborhoods - Alex Schwartz 6. Conclusion: Human Capital Investment and Central City Revitaliztion - Fritz Wagner. Timothy Loder, Anthony J. Mumphrey Jr., and Louis Crust.
