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Despite local folklore, Chicago is not always a city that works. This book describes the social, economic, and political costs of the growth ideology and examines the populist response that promises an alternative Chicago.

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After decades of suffering redlining and disinvestment by financial institutions, many communities have learned to fight back successfully. In more than seventy U.S. cities, over three hundred community-based organizations have negotiated at least $18 billion in reinvestment commitments in recent years. From Redlining to Reinvestment tells the stories of some of the most successful reinvestment campaigns in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago...

The proverbial American dream of owning a home has become an all-too-real nightmare for a growing number of families. The most vulnerable segments of our society--including minorities, the elderly, and working families--are being victimized by financiers who lure them into commitments they cannot fulfill. Collectively known as "predatory lending, " these practices include offering higher interest rates than can be justified by the risk, high p...

Contrary to conventional wisdom, green is not the only color that matters to lenders. This case study of Milwaukee, Wisconsin--a fairly typical urban area that has experienced systematic disinvestment and a budding reinvestment movement--demonstrates the continuing significance of race in determining who gets home mortgage and small business loans. Confirming the ongoing role of politics in both nurturing urban reinvestment and fueling a backl...

Capital and Communities in Black and White explores the problems created by global economic restructuring, the decline of inner city neighborhoods, and the heightened racial conflicts in the United States.

A case study of Milwaukee, Wisconsin exploring how lending practices and access to capital are shaped by race.

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Community activists were delighted with the passage of the Community Reinvestment Act, but they came to realize that it would take more than the word of law to bring about real change. This book tells about the activists who took it upon themselves to agitate for increased investment by financial institutions in their local communities.