A matter of faith: Urban congregations and economic development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-66

  Reese, Laura A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic community development; Faith based development; Faith based nonprofits

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; RELIGION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242322110     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242403256669     Document Type: Article

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