Community Economic Development in the United States
eBook - PDF

Community Economic Development in the United States

The CDFI Industry and America's Distressed Communities

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eBook - PDF

Community Economic Development in the United States

The CDFI Industry and America's Distressed Communities

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Chapter 1: Market Failure andĀ theĀ Possibilities ofĀ Community Economic Development
  8. Chapter 2: (Re)Discovering Poverty andĀ Economic Underdevelopment: Michael Harringtonā€™s The Other America: Poverty inĀ theĀ  United States
  9. Chapter 3: The CDFI Industry: Its Origins andĀ Development
  10. Chapter 4: Tax Expenditures andĀ Social Policy
  11. Chapter 5: Community Development Investment inĀ theĀ USA
  12. Chapter 6: The Unequal Economy andĀ theĀ Community Development Movement
  13. Index