The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice
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The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice

The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice

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Robert Fisher (Contributor)  

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With the election of a community organizer as president of the United States, the time is right to evaluate the current state of community organizing and the effectiveness of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Since 2002, ACORN has been dramatically expanding and raising its national profile; it has also been weathering controversy over its voter registration campaigns and an internal financial scandal. The twelve chapters in this volume present the perspectives of insiders like founder Wade Rathke and leading outside practitioners and academics. The result is a thorough detailing of ACORN's founding and its changing strategies, including vivid accounts and analyses of its campaigns on the living wage, voter turnout, predatory lending, redlining, school reform, and community redevelopment, as well as a critical perspective on ACORN's place in the community organizing landscape. references, index
Robert Fisher, Professor of Community Organizing, School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, is author, co-author, or editor of five other books.
  • Contributor: Robert Fisher
  • Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780826516565
  • Number of Pages: 300
  • Packaged Dimensions: 154x231x25mm
  • Packaged Weight: 609
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
  • Release Date: 2009-10-30
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Robert Fisher, Professor of Community Organizing, School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, is author, co-author, or editor of five other books.

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