Introduction / Ronald F. Ferguson and William T. Dickens
Reconceiving the community development field / Ronald F. Ferguson and Sara E. Stoutland ; comment by Bennett Harrison
Swimming against the tide: a brief history of federal policy in poor communities / Alice O'Connor ; comment by Joseph McNeedy
Power, money, and politics in community development / Margaret Weir ; comment by Peter Dreier
Community development corporations: mission, strategy, and accomplishments / Sara E. Stoutland
What "community" supplies / Robert J. Sampson ; comment by James P. Connell
Security and community development / Mark H. Moore ; comment by Wesley G. Skogan
Schools and disadvantaged neighborhoods: the community development challenge / Clarence Stone, Kathryn Doherty, Cheryl Jones, and Timothy Ross ; comment by Gary Orfield
Rebuilding urban labor markets: what community development can accomplish / William T. Dickens ; comment by Rebecca M. Blank
The economics of housing services in low-income neighborhoods / Kenneth T. Rosen and Ted Dienstfrey ; comment by Anthony Downs
Inner-city business development and entrepreneurship: new frontiers for policy and research / Ross Gittell and J. Phillip Thompson ; comment by Peter B. Doeringer
Evaluating community development programs: problems and prospects / Peter H. Rossi ; comment by Judith M. Gueron
Conclusion: social science research, urban problems, and community development alliances / Ronald F. Ferguson.
