Challenging traditional notions of development, the essays in this book examine community economic development strategies in a variety of contexts, for example, as a means of improving lives in northern, rural and inner-city settings.

Introduction (Silver & Loxley) * The State of CED in Winnipeg (Loxley) * The Impact of Hydroelectric Development on Grand Rapids, Manitoba (Kulchyski &Neckoway) * Government Policy towards CED in Manitoba in the 1960s and 1970s (Fernandez) * Social Housing and CED Initiatives in Inner- City Winnipeg (Skelton, Selig & Deane) * Urban Aboriginal Community Development Silver, Ghorayshi, Hay & Klyne) * Improving the Lives and Livelihoods of Women through Socially Transformative Practice (Amyot) * CED to Reduce Young Women's Poverty and Poverty-Related Conditions (McCracken) * Moving Low-Income, Inner-city People into Good Jobs (Loewen & Silver) * Can Call Centres Contribute to Manitoba's CED? (Guard) * Aboriginal Students and the Digital Divide (Deane & Sullivan) * Aboriginal Labour and the Garment Industry in Winnipeg (Weist & Willmott) * Aboriginal Employment in the Banking Sector in Manitoba (Sexsmith & Pettman) * Manitoba Alternative Food Production and Farm Marketing Models (Doucette & Koroluk) * Agricultural Land Trusts Hamilton) * Economics for CED Practitioners Loxley & Lamb) * Local Participation and Democratic State Restructuring (Sheldrick) * Reflections on Accomplishments and Challenges (Loxley & Silver)