Labor and Urban Studies
The Practical Utopians: American Workers and the Cooperative Movement in the Gilded Age
Steven Leikin
An exploration of the ideological conflicts and practical experiences of late-nineteenth-century American workers who pursued “cooperation” as an alternative to “competitive” capitalism.
Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies
Laura A. Reese and David Fasenfest
This ground-breaking text offers alternative models for critical evaluation of the values behind and the success of local-level economic development policies.
Community-Based Organizations: The Intersection of Social Capital and Local Context in Contemporary Urban Society
Edited by Robert Mark Silverman
A critical examination of the social capital debate, which establishes a foundation for progressive reform in community development practice and local government.