Community Economic Development: A Reflection on Community, Power and the Law

Michael R. Diamond, Georgetown University Law Center


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Abstract

In this Article, Professor Diamond explores the nature of community. He specifically examines the potential for economic development as a means for achieving the growth of political power and institutions in economically depressed neighborhood communities and the proper role of the neighborhood attorney in facilitating this expansion.