Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentIn recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference? This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The authors--economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a historian--define community development broadly to include all capacity building (including social, intellectual, physical, financial, and political assets) aimed at improving the quality of life in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. The book addresses the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security. |
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Indeed , chapters identify many unanswered research questions , even as they show that we already know a great deal . The authors address topics in economics , sociology , history , and political science bearing on the ...
Most chapters are followed by comments from experts who served as conference discussants . The editors are grateful for the thoughtfulness of their contributions , both at the conference and in writing . They also thank Hans Baer for ...
Robert Sampson explains in chapter 6 that since the social - structural aspects of community vary from one place to another , the definition should include no specific stipulations about social structures or relationships .
Also see chapter 5 by Stoutland in this volume and a new paper by Vidal ( 1997 ) with the title “ Can Community Development Re - Invent Itself ? The Challenges of Strengthening Neighborhoods in the 21st Century .
In chapter 5 Sara Stoutland discusses a number of definitions for CDCs and finds no clear consensus regarding what determines whether an organization is in or out . Here , we consider the definition that the National Congress for ...