Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston

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A look at the benefits and consequences of the rise of community-based organizations in urban development Who makes decisions that shape the housing, policies, and social programs in urban neighborhoods Who, in other words, governs Constructing Community offers a rich ethnographic portrait of the individuals who implement community development

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"This well-researched book challenges assumptions regarding the existence of identifiable and unitary community interests and raises important questions about the unintended consequences of the increased reliance on this constellation of community development organizations."---Elizabeth Mueller, The Journal of the American Planning Association
"[Constructing Community] is an invitation to reconsider how we view who governs contemporary cities. . . . Levines insights are already enriching my conversations with resident leaders about local power dynamics and capacity-building for equitable development in the Boston area."---Laurie Goldman, Journal of Urban Affairs

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Jeremy R. Levine is assistant professor of organizational studies and, by courtesy, sociology at the University of Michigan. Twitter @Jeremy_Levine