This thoughtful book review is a rich and fascinating case study of community development finance. The case study is based on ten years of work by an organization started in 1986, called Southern Development Bancorporation. ...

The often sorry record of government in community economic development has important lessons for future CED program designers. Ingrained socio-economic distress requires long-term, multidimensional action. Local people ...

CED organizations can undertake a tremendous range of activities in the service of their constituents and communities. This article reports on how one CED organization (see Torjman, 2000 as well) clarified the outcomes ...