The Rich Get Richer: The Attenuation of Targeting Effects of the Community Development Block Grant Program.

Dommel, Paul R.; Rich, Michael J.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Rich Get Richer: The Attenuation of Targeting Effects of the Community Development Block Grant Program.

Dommel, Paul R.; Rich, Michael J.

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v22 n4 p552-79 Jun 1987

This article discusses how the policy to allocate Community Block Grants has changed to the disadvantage of needier communmities as the result of demographic changes and an increase in entitlement communities. Options are presented for policy makers to change allocation so that more distressed communities will be targeted for funds. (VM)

Descriptors: Block Grants, Community Development, Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Municipalities, Population Trends, Public Policy, Urban Improvement, Urban Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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