Alleviating Urban Poverty by Mobilizing Neighborhood Labor

The ongoing problem of urban poverty has resisted almost all attempts at finding a solution. This paper proposes that by mobilizing the available labor in a poor urban neighborhood, poverty can be alleviated. This will require a motivated community organizer along with community leaders who together will organize community work teams which operate by issuing a local neighborhood currency that is backed by the work teams' labor

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Copple, Robert Warren
Publisher:	[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Städtische Armut \| Urban poverty \| Armutsbekämpfung \| Poverty reduction \| Nachbarschaft \| Neighbourhood \| Wohnstandort \| Residential location \| Städtischer Arbeitsmarkt \| Urban labour market \| Armut \| Poverty \| Soziale Mobilität \| Social mobility \| Arbeitsmobilität \| Labour mobility

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (10 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 14, 2011 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1787192 [DOI]
Classification:	A10 - General Economics. General ; D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General ; D60 - Welfare Economics. General ; E20 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment. General ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; J40 - Particular Labor Markets. General ; L30 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise. General ; O10 - Economic Development. General ; P40 - Other Economic Systems. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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