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Community-based organizations : the intersection of social capital and local context in comtemparary urban society
Title
Community-based organizations : the intersection of social capital and local context in comtemparary urban society / edited by Robert Mark Silverman.
ISBN
0814331572 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, c2004.
Physical Description
ix, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 07, 2004
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.
Contents
Introduction : social capital and community development / Robert Mark Silverman
Social capital as a tool for empowering the poor. Social capital for what? / Ivan Light. The failure of funding social capital : an evaluation of microfinance funding in the United States, 1996-1999 / Gina Neff
Structural barriers and the context of building social capital. The mystery of the missing social capital and the ghost of social structure : why community development can't win / Randy Stoecker. Paradise lost : social capital and the emergence of a homeowners association in a suburban Detroit neighborhood / Robert Mark Silverman and Kelly L. Patterson. Community development corporations and social capital : lessons from the South Bronx / by Brian Sahd
The effects of race, gender, and religion. Community development corporations (CDCS) in the deep South : the interaction of social capital, community context, and organizational networks / Robert Mark Silverman. Social capital and African-American church leadership / Sherri Leronda Wallace. Mobilizing social capital through community struggle / Judith Desena. Conclusion : a progressive model / Robert Mark Silverman.
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