Synopses & Reviews
Neighborhood-based initiatives ranging from settlement houses in the nineteenth century to the Community Action and Model Cities program of the Great Society to the Empowerment and Enterprise Zones of the 1990s have been called on to help solve a variety of poverty-related problems. This book examines the history of these initiatives.
Review
"A tour de force. [Halpern] has been able to tell the story, expose the myths, explain the dilemmas, and interpret future directions all in a modest, very readable style. This book is a scholarly analysis of social policy, and as current as the daily newspaper." Carol H. Meyer, Columbia University
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-250) and index.