Race, Politics and Community Development Funding
Subtitle: The Discolor of Money
Publisher: Haworth Social Work; Haworth Social Work Practice Press
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780789021496
Subjects: Central government policies; Racism & racial discrimination; Social welfare & social services; Politics/International Relations; Local government; Discrimination & Racism; Public Policy - Social Policy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics and government; Milwaukee; Government - Local; Government - U.S. Government; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Community development; Sociology - Urban; Wisconsin; African Americans; Community Development Block Gr
First sentence: Since W.E.B. DuBois wrote about "the color line" serving as the defining issue of the twentieth century, social scientists have created a vast literature revolving around the study of race, and its impact on the politics of "who gets what and how."
Description: "Share an insider's view of how race and politics impact the distribution of city services and how the promises of elected African Americans and liberal whites to poor communities are often broken. This book follows the trail of over $247 million allocated to the city of Milwaukee from 1975 to 1997. You'll learn where money designated to address problems of urban blight and poverty really went." "Through interviews, participant observation, trace analysis, and a careful review of public records, Race, Politics, and Community Development Funding follows that money and reveals the errors of those who argued that an increase in the number of black elected officials and community activists would result in more resources for low-income areas. Helpful charts, tables, and graphs illustrate the flow of federal dollars."--BOOK JACKET.