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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED230659 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Greater Baltimore Commitment: A Study of Urban
Minority Economic Development.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1983
NOTE: 127 p.
ABSTRACT: This report examines some of the barriers to black
economic development in Baltimore (Maryland) and discusses
the extent to which blacks have participated in or benefited
from revitalization projects in the city's downtown area.
Background information on black businesses in the United
States in general and Baltimore in particular is provided.
Affirmative action steps that have been taken by the city
are described, including the use of Urban Development Grants
(UDAG) and Community Development Block Grants, and loan
programs initiated by the Greater Baltimore Committee for
starting and expanding businesses owned by socially or
economically deprived individuals. The report notes that
more still needs to be done to involve blacks in Baltimore's
economic development. It is pointed out that high
unemployment rates have severe effects upon minority
economic development, due to a shift from a blue collar to a
white collar economy. Based on the findings of this study, a
number of recommendations are made regarding a consistent
and comprehensive municipal policy, as well as the state and
federal governments' roles in fostering economic development
within the black community. Appended to the report are a
statement by the chairman of the Civil Rights Commission and
the agency's review procedures. (AOS)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Black-Employment; Business-Responsibility;
City-Government; Economically-Disadvantaged; Federal
Programs; Financial-Support; Public-Policy
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-Businesses; *Blacks-; *Economic
Development; *Economic-Opportunities; *Government-Role;
*Urban-Renewal
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