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Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development
Melvin Delgado
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Description for Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4; JKSN; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Latino small businesses provide social, economic, and cultural comfort to their communities. They are also excellent facilitators of community capacity-a major component of effective social work practice. Social work practitioners have a vested interest in seeing such businesses grow, not only among Latinos but all communities of color. Reviewing the latest research on formal and informal economies within urban communities of color, Melvin Delgado lays out the demographic foundations for a richer collaboration between theory and practice. Delgado deploys numerous case studies to cement the link between indigenous small businesses and community well-being. Whether regulated or unregulated, these establishments hire ... Read more
Latino small businesses provide social, economic, and cultural comfort to their communities. They are also excellent facilitators of community capacity-a major component of effective social work practice. Social work practitioners have a vested interest in seeing such businesses grow, not only among Latinos but all communities of color. Reviewing the latest research on formal and informal economies within urban communities of color, Melvin Delgado lays out the demographic foundations for a richer collaboration between theory and practice. Delgado deploys numerous case studies to cement the link between indigenous small businesses and community well-being. Whether regulated or unregulated, these establishments hire ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231150880
SKU
V9780231150880
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About Melvin Delgado
Melvin Delgado is professor and chair of the macro-practice specialty at the School of Social Work, Boston University. The author of nineteen books, including Social Work Practice with Latinos: A Cultural Assets Paradigm and Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth in the United States, his research focuses on community-capacity enhancement, Latino populations, and other marginalized groups.
Reviews for Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development
A unique and remarkable piece of work that integrates knowledge from both the economy and social work fields. This book educates readers in the contributions of Latino enterprises towards building capital, strengthening our economy, and protecting the Latino culture. Melvin Delgado proposes a framework for assessment and intervention and highlights what community practice can achieve.
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