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The Center for Social Development (CSD) is a research center at Washington University's George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Its focus is on innovations in asset-building and social development practice and policy.〔Center for Social Development. (2011). (''Inquiry, innovation, & impact: Report to the Community'' ). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development〕 ==History== In 1991, Michael Sherraden published ''Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy'', which proposed using asset-building policy as a community development strategy. Shanti Khinduka, the dean of the Brown School, was impressed by Sherraden's ideas and invited him to direct a new research institution, the Center for Social Development. CSD was opened in 1994. CSD designed and implemented the American Dream Demonstration, the first systematic test of asset-building policy in the United States. Since that time, CSD has participated in several large-scale demonstrations of asset building, including one testing Children's Development Accounts in Oklahoma 〔Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2008). (''SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Demonstrating Child Development Accounts for All Newborns'' ). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.〕 and another testing Youth Savings Accounts in developing countries. 〔Deshpande, R., & Zimmerman, J. (Eds.) (2010). (''Youth savings in developing countries: Trends in practice, gaps in knowledge'' ) (A report of the YouthSave Consortium). Washington, DC: YouthSave Consortium.〕 The Center has also broadened its focus to include civic engagement and service, productive aging, and community development. CSD has published more than 250 publications, including working papers, research and policy reports, and Congressional testimonies.〔(See history of CSD. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Center for Social Development」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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