Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood
- ISBN-10
- 0896084825
- ISBN-13
- 9780896084827
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- South End Press
- Authors
- Holly Sklar, Peter Medoff
Description
Using the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Boston's most impoverished neighborhood as a case stuudy, the authors show how effective organizing reinforces neighborhood leadership, encourages grassroots power and leads to successful public-private partnerships and comprehensive community development. - Prof. Norman Krumholz
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