Urban Poor, Poor People, Economic Policies in the United States, Social Policy by Region, Community Development

Social Capital and Poor Communities

Name: Social Capital and Poor Communities
Author: Susan Saegert
ISBN: 9780871547347

by Susan Saegert, Mark R. Warren (Editor), J. Phillip Thompson (Editor), J. Phillip Thompson

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Overview

Twenty-three American academics and specialists from a variety of fields contribute 12 chapters to this text funded by the Ford Foundation, exploring the strengths and policy relevance of the asset- building approach to poverty alleviation. Coverage includes the important social capital assets within poor communities, ways in which those assets can be utilized most effectively, the constraints on social capital within poor communities stemming from broader structural conditions and misguided public policies, misuses of social capital, and the incomplete fungibility of various forms of social capital. For policymakers and activists seeking to develop new strategies in community building and development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)