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Community Economic Development in the United States, The CDFI Industry and America’s Distressed Communities, by James L. Greer, Oscar Gonzales

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Community Economic Development in the United States, The CDFI Industry and America’s Distressed Communities, by James L. Greer, Oscar Gonzales

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Community Economic Development in the United States

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

961931544

Responsibility statement

by James L. Greer, Oscar Gonzales

Series statement

Springer eBooks

Sub title

The CDFI Industry and America’s Distressed Communities

Summary

This is the first scholarly analysis that examines the development and achievements of the American community development movement. Community development is now a multi-billion industry in the US. Hundreds of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), located in all regions of the country, have successfully forged locally-based strategies that provide affordable housing, foster business development, and provide much needed community facilities, including innumerable charter schools, in highly distressed communities in inner city neighborhoods, rural communities, and also in American Indian areas. In many areas of the US, CDFIs represent a viable alternative to the mainstream banking industry. This volume documents the positive impact the CDFI industry has had in distressed urban and rural areas in the US.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Market Failure and the Possibilities of Community Development -- (Re)Discovering Poverty and Economic Underdevelopment: Michael Harrington’s The Other America: Poverty in the United States -- The CDFI Industry: Its Origins and Development -- Tax Expenditures and Social Policy -- Community Development Investment in the United States -- The Unequal Economy and the Community Development Movement

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