Jessica Gordon Nembhard
Jessica Gordon Nembhard | |
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| Born | July 3, 1956 |
| Relatives | Edmund W. Gordon |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political economics |
| Institutions | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York |
Jessica Gordon Nembhard (born July 3, 1956) is an American political economist. She has published books and articles in major economics journals. She is currently Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, City University of NY.
Gordon Nembhard was inducted into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame in May, 2016.
Gordon Nembhard's work has covered a variety of topics, including:
- Community-based economic development
- Alternative urban development strategies
- Cooperative economics and worker ownership
- Racial and economic inequality
- Wealth inequality
- Credit unions
- Popular economic literacy
- Community-based asset building
- Community-based approaches to justice