Social Capital and Poor Communities

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Social Capital and Poor Communities Susan Saegert J. Phillip Thompson Mark R. Warren Editors A VOLUME IN THE FORD FOUNDATION SERIES ON ASSET BUILDING Russell Sage Foundation. New York The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ira Katznelson, Chair Alan S. Blinder Jennifer L. Hochschild Ellen Condliffe Lagemann Christine K. Cassel Timothy A. Hultquist Cora B. Marrett Thomas D. Cook Kathleen Hall Jamieson Eugene Smolensky Robert E. Denham Melvin Konner Eric Wanner Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Social capital and poor communities / Susan Saegert, J. Phillip Thompson, Mark R. Warren, editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87154-733-3 (cloth) ISBN 0-87154-734-1 (paperback) 1. Social capital (Sociology)—United States. 2. Urban poor—United States. 3. Community development—United States. 4. Economic development—United States. 5. United States—Social policy. 6. United States—Economic policy. I. Saegert, Susan. II. Thompson, J. Phillip. III. Warren, Mark R., 1955HM708 .S64 2001 307.1′4′0973—dc21 2001041779 Copyright © 2001 by Russell Sage Foundation. First papercover edition 2005. All rights reserved . Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10021 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To community builders and organizers Previous Volumes in the Series Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to College Sheldon Danziger and Jane Waldfogel, editors Assets for the Poor: The Benefits ofSpreading Asset Ownership Thomas M. Shapiro and Edward N. Wolff, editors ...