Download or read book Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities written by Paul M. Ong and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines economic development and job creation in different physical and social settings to forge a new agenda for community economic development in minority neighborhoods

Download or read book Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities written by Paul Ong and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 organized around four broad topics. "The Context" explores the larger demographic, economic, social, and physical forces at work in the marginalization of minority communities. "Labor Market Development" discusses the factors that shape supply and demand and examines policies and strategies for workforce development. "Business Development" focuses on opportunities and obstacles for minority-owned businesses. "Complementary Strategies" probes the connections between varied economic development strategies, including the necessity of affordable housing and social services.Taken together, these essays offer a comprehensive primer for students as well as an informative overview for professionals.

Download or read book Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities written by Paul M. Ong and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new agenda for revitalizing minority neighborhoods.

Download or read book Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities for Minorities written by Dale L. Hiestand and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study on the economic growth and the employment opportunities for minorities in America during the twentieth century. Specifically examines the changes in employment patterns, growth and decline of occupational fields, the social and economic changes towards racial equality, the role and impact of minority manpower in occupations and industries, geographic trends and influence on opportunities, and technological changes in the economy.

Download or read book Neighborhood Jobs Race and Skills written by Daniel Immergluck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1998, Neighbourhood Jobs, Race, and Skills argues that race is a powerful and persistent barrier to employment. Analysing existing literature, this book outlines how racial discrimination in hiring against African Americans appears to remain a contributor to high unemployment rates in black neighbourhoods. The book also discusses how issues such as poor schools and physical and social isolation compound employment problems, as well as changes in policy on skill requirements and the location of jobs. The book argues that combined, this is a major contributor to concentrated urban employment and poverty.

Download or read book Economic Opportunity in the Ghetto written by Sar A. Levitan and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of government policy programmes and private enterprise efforts to encourage Black entrepreneurship and enterprise ownership and promote employment opportunity for community development in poverty-stricken urban areas in the USA.

Download or read book Whatever Happened to Minority Economic Development written by Samuel I. Doctors and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community Economic Development and Social Work written by Margaret S Sherraden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you’ll find innovative theoretical approaches to the newly emerging field of community economic development (CED). You’ll see how community leaders, residents, community organizations, social workers, city planners, local business owners, bankers, and/or investors can come together to promote successful CED. Community economic development (CED) is a strategy that addresses social and economic development goals, creates jobs, builds assets, and strengthens the social fabric of communities. In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you’ll learn how to promote community-based organizations that involve residents in articulating goals, policies, and operations and moves them beyond poverty. You’ll also gain valuable insight into: methods of evaluating a variety of CED initiatives in different geographical areas microenterprise development and the experiences of low-income entrepreneurs, including examples from Bangladesh and India and in immigrant and low-income communities in the United States home ownership as a key CED strategy in low-income neighborhoods environmental issues and sustainable CED healthcare and CED--entrepreneurial opportunities and job creation organizations, such as Community Development Corporations, that promote CED practicing CED in marginalized communities strategies for creating jobs, developing structures for savings and investment, creating access to credit, promoting land trusts, financing community infrastructure improvements, providing training and technical assistance, and developing social services Contributors to this groundbreaking volume include internationally known scholars and practitioners who examine community economic development initiatives from a variety of perspectives and locales--CED is one of the few areas of applied social science where diffusion regularly occurs from “less developed” to “developed” countries. The variety of models and case studies in Community Economic Development and Social Work gives you practical ideas for effective economic development--development that empowers residents to break the cycle of poverty and offers hope and opportunity for the future--in low-income and minority communities.

Download or read book Jobs and Income for Negroes written by Charles Killingsworth and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide for Area Overall Economic Development Programs written by United States. Economic Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Economic Development for Everyone written by Mark M. Miller and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we create employment, grow businesses, and build greater economic resilience in our low-income communities? How do we create economic development for everyone, everywhere – including rural towns, inner-city neighborhoods, aging suburbs, and regions such as Appalachia, American Indian reservations, the Mexican border, and the Mississippi Delta – and not just in elite communities? Economic Development for Everyone collects, organizes, and reviews much of the current research available on creating economic development in low-income communities. Part I offers an overview of the harsh realities facing low-income communities in the US today; their many economic and social challenges; debates on whether to try reviving local economies vs. relocating residents; and current trends in economic development that emphasize high-tech industry and high levels of human capital. Part II organizes the sprawling literature of applied economic development research into a practical framework of five dynamic dimensions: empower your residents: begin with basic education; enhance your community: build on existing assets; encourage your entrepreneurs; diversify your economy; and sustain your development. This book, assembled and presented in a unified framework, will be invaluable for students and new researchers of economic development in low-income communities, and will offer new perspectives for established researchers, professional economic developers and planners, and public officials. Development practitioners and community leaders will also find new ideas and opportunities, along with a broad view on how the many complex parts of economic development interconnect.

Download or read book Work that Works written by Emma Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Creating Economic Lift written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Greater Baltimore Commitment written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by Washington, D.C. : United States Commission on Civil Rights. This book was released on 1983 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minorities and the Labor Market written by Richard McGahey and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1985 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing industrial policy, this booklet reveals a long-term conceptual problem that has impeded progress toward fuller employment for blacks. The report introduces industrial policy; gives an overview of leading industrial policy proposals; outlines the employment problems of black Americans; assesses the various analyses of these problems; evaluates the efficacy of industrial policy proposals for minorities; and explores various policy options for improving the situation of black workers. Industrial polilcy fails to address black employment problems in three areas: (1) the nature of firms where blacks work; (2) the role of schools and training in the labor market; and (3) shifts in the composition and number of available jobs. Retraining programs, for example, concentrate on large primary firms and the short-term unemployed, having little value when the real problem is too few jobs. Growth alone has not solved black employment problems in the past, nor will it do so in the future. Rather than offer an alternative, the report encourages industrial policy advocates and minority leaders to engage in discussions which might lead to some new ideas for change. The report advocates a continuation of affirmative action programs, public employment, and income redistribution policies--despite the associated political problems. (ETS)

Download or read book The Economics of Black Community Development written by Frank Green Davis and published by Markham. This book was released on 1972 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Training and Jobs for the Urban Poor written by Committee for Economic Development and published by New York. This book was released on 1970 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: