TY - BOOK ID - 142834422 TI - Jobs and economic development in minority communities AU - Ong, Paul M. AU - Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia PY - 2006 SN - 1281094013 9786611094010 1592134114 PB - Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Community development, Urban KW - Minorities KW - Economic conditions. KW - Employment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142834422 AB - Over the past four decades, the forces of economic restructuring, globalization, and suburbanization, coupled with changes in social policies have dimmed hopes for revitalizing minority neighborhoods in the U.S. Community economic development offers a possible way to improve economic and employment opportunities in minority communities. In this authoritative collection of original essays, contributors evaluate current programs and their prospects for future success.Using case studies that consider communities of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian immigrants, and Native Americans, the book is or ER -