Books
David Beaning, LAW SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF CURRENT INITIATIVES AND APPROACHES (1998).
Abstract: HUD's Office of University Partnerships reports on the involvement of many law schools in community development, profiling examples of specific programs in which students are involved.
David Coleman, David Madway, Bruce Kennedy, Franklin Hartman & Michael Smith, A LAWYER'S MANUAL ON COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1999).
Abstract (from publisher): This book was prepared by the Economic Development and Law Section of the National Housing and Economic Development Law Project. The principal function of the Project is to provide back-up assistance in housing and economic development law to attorneys working in OEO funded Legal Services and community development corporations.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies (Megan M. Carpenter ed., 2012).
Abstract (from publisher): The very foundation of the economy is changing. Across the United States, primary and secondary sector industries are no longer as viable as they once were - because the particular businesses are no longer profitable, because the underlying resources are no longer as plentiful or desirable, or because human activity is not essential to various aspects of an industry's operations. As economies evolve from traditional industrial resources, such as mining and manufacturing, to 'new' resources, such as information and content, innovation and entrepreneurship are key.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition. It contains a collection of works from different perspectives and tackles tough questions regarding policy and practice, including how support for entrepreneurship can be translated into policy. Additionally, this collection addresses more concrete questions of practical efficacy, including measures of how successful or unsuccessful legal efforts to incentivize entrepreneurship may be, through intellectual property law and otherwise, and what might define success to begin with.
Susan R. Jones, A LEGAL GUIDE TO MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT: BATTLING POVERTY THROUGH SELF-EMPLOYMENT (1998).
Abstract: Addresses microenterprise and seeks to offer guidance to lawyers who volunteer to represent microentrepreneurs and microenterprise development organizations that facilitate the development of these small businesses. The aspects covered in this manual include: how lawyers can get involved in microenterprise; guidelines on legal formation issues and business issues for microbusinesses; setting up microenterprise programs; information on organizations that support microenterprise and assistance provided by federal agencies. The manual also includes a workbook containing sample loan documents and other resources.
Susan R. Jones, LEGAL GUIDE TO MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (2004).
Abstract (from publisher): This book is written to inspire and guide lawyers who represent microentrepreneurs and their businesses, as well as the microenterprise development organizations that facilitate the development of these small businesses. This book seeks to offer an overview of issues affecting microenterprise programs and resources in the industry. Chapters I and II introduce the legal community to the burgeoning microenterprise development industry and the lawyer’s role in helping microenterprise programs. Chapters III and IV discuss legal formation issues for new or expanding microenterprises and program planning issues. Chapters V and VI review funding, legal and business issues for microenterprises, and microenterprise development programs, and Chapter VII is a summary of future trends in the industry. The appendix provides legal resources for attorneys representing microenterprise programs and their clients.
Susan R. Jones & Roger A. Clay, Jr., BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: A GUIDE TO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVOCATES, LAWYERS AND POLICYMAKERS (2009).
Abstract (from publisher): This book documents the themes and trends of the contemporary CED movement and provides guidance for strengthening our communities and ensuring that they and their residents prosper and compete in today's global economy.Among other things, the book covers CED in the global economy, the role of nonprofits in CED, Government CED tools, community responsive trends, core components of healthy communities, environmental considerations, and the importance of individual and community assets.
National Economic Development and Law Center, A LAWYER'S MANUAL ON COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1974).
William Simon, THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT: LAW, BUSINESS, AND THE NEW SOCIAL POLICY (2001).
Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of Community Economic Development. It examines the operating premises and strategies of the movement, along with the institutional forms that support CED efforts, such as nonprofits, cooperatives, churches, business corporations, and public agencies. The book looks at the combination of local political mobilization with entrepreneurial initiative, electoral accountability and market competition and finds that this phenomenon has catalyzed new forms of property rights designed to motivate investment and civic participation while curbing the dangers of speculation and middle-class flight. The book examines many localities and appraises the strengths and weaknesses of the prevailing approach to Community Economic Development.