{"product_id":"race-politics-and-community-development-funding-the-discolor-of-money-haworth-health-and-social-policy-9780789021496","title":"Race Politics and Community Development Funding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how racial and political bias often contribute to the misuse of funding and affect low income and minority communities! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. Authored by a noted expert in urban studies, Race, Politics, and Community Development Funding: The Discolor of Money follows federal money designated to alleviate urban poverty and blight at the local level. Using a variety of research methods, the author shows how key actors (mayor, council members, public bureaucrats) often contribute to the misuse of funds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Race, Politics, and Community Development Funding follows the trail of over $247 million allocated to the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1975 to 1997. You’ll learn where money designated to address problems of urban blight and poverty really went. Through interviews, participant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. CDBG Program Overview\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. The Socioeconomic Status of Milwaukee’s African Americans\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Surveying the Impact of Race in Milwaukee’s Allocation of CDBG Funds\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. CDBG Allocation Patterns\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. The Unequal and Ugly Effect of Race in the Allocation of CDBG Funds\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. Bending Existing CDBG Rules\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8. Conclusion: How Race Directly Affects the Allocation of CDBG Funds in Milwaukee\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix A: Research Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405063659863,"sku":"9780789021496","price":43.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/race-politics-and-community-development-funding-the-discolor-of-money-haworth-health-and-social-policy-9780789021496","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}