Glenn Beamer, University of Virginia and University of California, Berkeley. This article articulates the challenges of and design for community-based research and learning in an economically-challenged community.

Glenn Beamer A retrospective analysis of the employee purchase of the Weirton Steelworkers by 11,000 union workers brings into relief the critical role collective bargaining agreements had in motivating the workers to accept wage concessions in return for pension security and substantial capital investments in their steel works.

Glenn Beamer During the 1990s, federal and state policymakers focused on policies that encouraged work and assisted families to become economically independent. Today more than half of all states have either an earned income tax credit or dependent care tax credit. This article outlines means by which states canfund and maximize benefits from these tax credits.

Glenn Beamer. New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund balance has received inadequate funding since the mid-1990s. This article compares New Jersey’s transportation funding to four best practice states and two states that have not provided adequate funding to sustain their transportation infrastructure.

Glenn Beamer. This article provides a protocol for sampling and interviewing political and policy elites. The article suggests means of assessing and comparing responses and for analyzing interviews individually and as a complete sample.