Introduction to the Special Section, "Struggles in Building Community" |
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| Authors: | Frank D Beck |
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| Institution: | assistant professor of sociology at Illinois State University, has been analyzing the effectiveness of state-designated enterprise zones as an economic and community development tool (Proceedings of the Small City and Regional Community Conference;, Vol. 13);other work on this topic is forthcoming. He has also published work on cross-national economic development in American Sociological Review and on the local economic consequences of absentee-owned companies in Sociological Focus. He is beginning work on the efficacy of the federal empowerment zone program and on rural-urban differences in social problems. His general interests are in community sociology, community development, and community theory. |
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