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OverviewWelfare Reform and the Revitalization of Inner City Neighborhoods examines the institutional impact of welfare reform on community-based organizations. Unlike many studies that treat children and individuals of families as the units for analyzing the effects of public policy, Jennings uses a case-study approach involving three low-income neighborhoods in Massachusetts, which assesses the effects of welfare reform based on the neighborhood. The significance of Jennings’s work shows an inconsistency in the increasing call upon foundations and government for building social capital and civic participation as a response to problems faced by inner-city communities, as well as the institutional effects of welfare reform. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James JenningsPublisher: Michigan State University Press Imprint: Michigan State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.240kg ISBN: 9780870136610ISBN 10: 0870136615 Pages: 145 Publication Date: 30 April 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsRelying heavily on the informed voice and experience of local social service providers and business owners, Jennings carefully documents that welfare reform has compromised the economic vitality, the delivery of social services, and the civic participation. That is, welfare reform has tattered the social fabric so critical to an improved life in poor neighborhoods, especially, he emphasizes, in low-income communities of color. This important expose highlights still another highly problematic outcome of welfare reform. It convincingly concludes that welfare reform' harms urban revitalization, furthers the racialization of poverty, and weakens the social bonds that would strengthen the capacity of people to fight back. Author InformationJames Jennings is a professor of political science and senior fellow at the Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston. He has published and lectured widely on Black and Latino politics and is involved with numerous grassroots efforts aimed at neighborhood empowerment. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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