This article examines three different approaches to delivering community development education-- workshops and short courses, traditional professional education programs, and hybrid programs-- to enhance different forms of CDC capacity.
Reconstructing Regional Politics: Special Purpose Authorities and Municipal Governments GCP-03-01
I argue in this brief essay that the tendency of scholars to focus on city governments has meant that urban scholarship has missed the most dynamic politics driving urban development for decades – the emergence of institutions that often dwarf the fiscal, administrative, and political capacity of general-purpose governments. Unless these institutions are taken into account, most of the development occurring within urban regions cannot be explained or even accounted for.
Can Chicago Make It As a Global City? GCP-00-2
Is Chicago an international city? Of course it is. It has been ever since the second half of the nineteenth century: (1) when it was British bond investments that funded the rail lines to open the prairies and the west to the New York port; (2) when midwest corn and wheat began to supply Europe's bakeries; and (3) when new techniques of curing and refrigeration permitted the delivery of Chicago's meat to distant and even foreign markets.
The Politics of School Desegregation in Oak Park, Illinois GCP-00-1
Oak Park, Illinois, has more than 30 years of experience with policies expressly aimed at maintaining an integrated community. The policies address issues in housing, education, public safety, and economic development that policy makers believe contribute to resegregation.
The Proposed New Interstate 69 Highway: Is It a Cost-Effective Rural Economic Development Tool for Southwest Indiana? GCP-99-3
This study examines the cost-effectiveness of the Evansville-to-Bloomington portion of the proposed new Interstate 69 highway in Southwest Indiana in fulfilling its stated purpose of stimulating economic development in four rural Indiana counties.
Principles and Practices for Creating Systems Reform in Urban Workforce Development GCP-99-2
This brief provides advice for state and local governments as they define their One-Stop Employment Centers and broader workforce development systems.
Obstacles to Employment of Women with Abusive Partners: A Summary of Select Interview Data GCP-99-1
A high proportion of women who receive welfare are abused by their intimate partners.
Esperanza Familiar: A University-Community Partnership in the Settlement House Tradition GCP-98-4
This paper uses a network analysis to study the emergence of a communityuniversity partnership in Chicago's Pilsen community.
Social Mobility Along the Continuum of Care GCP-98-3
The homeless problem now enjoys a settled if marginal place in U.S. domestic policy.
The Chicago Response to Urban Problems: Building University/Community Collaborations GCP-98-5
Modern university/community relationships are sometimes marked by division and hostility.