Community Economic Development in Social Work

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-13395-1
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 584 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 756 g

Reihe: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series

Community economic development (CED) is an increasingly essential factor in the revitalization of low- to moderate-income communities. This cutting-edge text explores the intersection of CED and social work practice, which both focus on the well-being of indigent communities and the empowerment of individuals and the communities in which they live.

This unique textbook emphasizes a holistic approach to community building that combines business and real-estate development with a focus on stimulating family self-reliance and community empowerment. The result is an innovative approach to rehabilitating communities in decline while preserving resident demographics. The authors delve deep into the social, political, human, and financial capital involved in effecting change and how race and regional issues can complicate approaches and outcomes. Throughout, they integrate case examples to illustrate their strategies and conclude with a consideration of the critical role social workers can play in developing CED's next phase.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Soifer, Steven

McNeely, Joseph

Costa, Cathy

Pickering-Bernheim, Nancy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefacePart I: Settings and Framework1. What Is Community Economic Development?Case Study: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation2. Social Workers and Community Economic DevelopmentCase Study: New Community Corporation3. The Making and Unmaking of Cities and NeighborhoodsCase Study: Warren/Connor Development Corporation4. History of Community Economic Development: The Nineteenth Century to Lyndon Johnson5. History of Community Economic Development: Richard Nixon to Barack ObamaCase Study: Chicanos por la CausaPart II: Strategy, Organization, and Success6. Choosing a StrategyCase Study: Marshall Heights Community Development Organization7. A Taxonomy of Community Development CorporationsCase Study: Coalition of the Hungry and Homeless of Brevard County, Florida, Inc.Part III: Tools of Development8. Investing in Human CapitalCase Study: New Economics for Women9. Building High-Performance OrganizationsCase Study: East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation10. Real Estate: Developing Physical CapitalCase Study: Intercommunity Mercy Housing11. Financial Capital: Business Development and Financial Infrastructure12. Lobbying and AdvocacyPart IV: Putting It All Together13. Expanding Social and Political CapitalCase Study: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative14. Special Challenges in Community Development: Racism and Regionalism15. Community Building: A New Synthesis16. ConclusionAppendix I: Anymidwest City ExerciseReferencesIndex

Leseproben

Read a case study on the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC):

Über Autor(innen)

Steven Soifer, Ph.D., MSW is Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of Memphis. He has expertise in a wide array of social welfare and social and economic development and research areas with diverse populations and has taught courses on social and economic development, social research, and community planning. Dr. Soifer has published numerous books, book chapters, and articles on community development, effective models and assessment of cooperatives, land trusts, the housing and banking markets, and policy interventions at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Joseph McNeely, MA, JD, is a longtime community development organizer at the grassroots and national level; writes and lectures widely on community economic development; and is currently the executive director of the Central Baltimore Partnership, one of the most powerful community development collaborations in reviving Baltimore.

Cathy L. Costa, MSW, MPH, is director of Baltimore for Healthy Babies, which engages more than one hundred community partners in activating Baltimore City's ten-year strategic plan to reduce infant mortality and improve the health of families with young children. At the Family League of Baltimore, she oversees community-based infant mortality reduction programs, social marketing campaigns, and evaluation, and she leads efforts to increase equity in birth and early-childhood outcomes and create trauma-informed service systems for families.

Nancy Pickering-Bernheim has been writing professionally for more than two decades on a variety of topics as a published author, featured writer for newspapers and magazines, and a nationally-syndicated blog.