Information And Market-Based Community Development

In two complementary papers, Robert Weissbourd and Riccardo Bodini examine the role of information resources in spurring markets and creating investment strategies to boost urban neighborhoods.

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March 15, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

In two complementary papers from the Metropolitan Policy Programs Urban Markets Initiative, Robert Weissbourd and Riccardo Bodini examine the role of information resources in spurring markets and creating investment strategies to boost urban neighborhoods. Together, both papers offer a framework for market-based community economic development, presenting business-planning tools for inner city communities.

Thanks to Elena Sheridan

FULL STORY: Information and Market-Based Community Development

Monday, March 14, 2005 in The Brookings Institution

Community / Economic Development United States

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