| Preface | | xi | |
| Acknowledgments | | xv | |
| 1 Transforming Distressed Public Housing: Acknowledging the Relevance of Race | | 1 | |
| 2 Building Healthy Mixed-Income Developments: Barriers to Neighborhood Health and Sustainability | | 13 | |
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| Investing in Poor Black Neighborhoods "As Is" |
| | 31 | |
| Mary Pattillo, Northwestern University |
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| Retail Development in Changing Neighborhoods: New Markets, New Investments, and the Prospects for Mixed-Income, Racially Diverse Populations |
| | 47 | |
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| Inclusive Communities Financial Institutions: Investing in a More Ambitious Vision for the Future |
| | 57 | |
| Elizabeth K. Julian, Inclusive Communities Project |
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| Similar Problems, Different Solutions: Race, Housing, and Renewal in the United Kingdom and the United States |
| | 69 | |
| Harris Beider, Coventry University |
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| 3 Moving to Neighborhoods of Opportunity: Overcoming Segregation and Discrimination in Today's Housing Markets | | 79 | |
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| America and Its Black Ghettos |
| | 99 | |
| Alexander Polikoff, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest |
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| Housing Mobility Counseling: What's Missing? |
| | 115 | |
| Jennifer Lee O'Neil, Quadel Consulting Corporation |
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| Staying in the 'Hood: Community Relocation as a Centerpiece for the Next Generation of Urban Revitalization |
| | 127 | |
| Michael Kelly, DC Housing Authority |
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| The Future of Race-Conscious Goals in National Housing Policy |
| | 145 | |
| Philip Tegeler, Poverty and Race Research Action Council |
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| Preserving Public Housing Subsidy: A Call for Maximum Flexibility |
| | 171 | |
| Conrad Egan and Jennifer Lavorel, National Housing Conference |
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| 4 Progress toward Self-Sufficiency: Challenges Facing Low-Income Minority Workers in Contemporary Labor Markets | | 183 | |
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| Fathers from the Family to the Fringe: Practice, Policy, and Public Housing |
| | 203 | |
| Kirk E. Harris, Family Support America |
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| Labor Economics versus "Barriers to Work" versus Human Development: Finding the Right Lens for Looking at Workforce Attachment |
| | 221 | |
| Toby Herr and Suzanne L. Wagner, Project Match |
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| The Employment Problems of Black Men in Segregated Urban Areas |
| | 237 | |
| Harry J. Holzer, The Urban Institute |
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| 5 Overcoming the Legacy of Racial Segregation in Public Housing: Implications for Policy and Practice | | 247 | |
| Notes | | 261 | |
| References | | 263 | |
| About the Authors | | 275 | |
| Index | | 277 | |
