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governments and their economic policies rarely help
economic develpment at the local level, taking more out
of communities than they put into their growth and
health. This book argues for an economy that works in
cooperation with the social interest of the local
community and that is at least partially controlled by
it. Revised and expanded, this edition
of Eric Shragge's exploratory compilation brings us up to
date on developments in the communities seen in the
former edition. He looks at situations anew in terms of
current contexts of community economic development, the
new right wave, and the Chrétien government. Chapters on
women; an African example and community ownership;
marginalized people; and on community corporations in
Cape Breton, have been added.
Contributors Include:
Eric Shragge, School of Social Work, McGill
University, Montreal
Marguerite Mendell, Concordia University, School of
Community and Public Affairs
Lance Evoy, Institute for Management and Community
Development
Rankin McSween, President, New Dawn Enterprises Ltd.
Jean-Marc Fontan, Dept. of Sociology, University of
Quebec at Montreal
Kathryn Church, University of Toronto
Keitseope Nthomang and Morena J. Rankopo, Dept. of
Social Work, University of Botswana
Suzanne Merrill, M.A. student, School of Social Work,
McGill University
Keith Patterson, Community Worker/Social Worker,
Ottawa
William A. Ninacs, Laval University and Professor of
Business Development, New Hampshire College,
Manchester, NH
Melanie Conn and Lucy Alderson, WomenFutures,
Vancouver
David Miller, New Hampshire College, Community
Economic Development Programme
Greg Ramm, Director of the Institute for Community
Economics in Springfield, MA
"A critical discussion of the theory and
practice of CED."
Journal of Economic Literature
"A means of intervention that can address
both economic and social needs. Contains both practical
and personal experiences."
From My Bookshelf
- Table of Contents
- Preface by Eric Shragge
- 1. The Politics of Community Economic
Development by Eric Shragge
- 2. Democratizing Capital: Alternative
Investment Strategies by M. Mendell and Lance
Evoy
- 3. New Dawn Enterprises Ltd.: A CED
Experience by Rankin McSween
- 4. CED in Montreal: Community vs.
State Control by Jean-Marc Fontan and Eric
Shragge
- 5. Business (Not Quite as Usual):
Psychiatric Survivors and CED in Ontario by
Kathryn Church
- 6. Integrated CED in Botswana:
Experiences from the Margins by Keitseope
Nthomang and Morena J. Rankopo Univ. of
Botswana, Dept. of Social Work
- 7. Loan Circles: The Montreal
Experience by Suzanne Merrill
- 8. Surviving the Collapse: West End
Community Ventures Enters its Second Decade
by Keith Patterson
- 9. The Bois-Francs Experience:
Reflections on Two Decades of Community
Development, revised, by William A. Ninacs
- 10. Women and CED by Melanie Conn and
Lucy Alderson
- 11. CED Evaluation and Community
Mobilization: A U.S. Experience by David
Miller.
- 12. Community Land Trusts in the U.S.
by Greg Ramm
About the editor
Eric Shragge teaches
at the School of Social Work, McGill University in
Montréal. He is also editor and contributor (with Linda
Davies) to Bureaucracy
and Community.
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