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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However , it is also true that development and ownership of physical assets is central to widely shared ideas about how the community development process works . For example , based on a series of interviews with CDC staff and directors ...
In its 1995 publication Tying It All Together , the NCCED does not distinguish between CDCs , community - based development organizations ( CBDOs ) , and community development . The three terms are treated as synonyms throughout the ...
Even though many community - based organizations ( including CDCs , CCIs , CBIs , and others ) span several sectors , each sector of the community development system depends on specialized skills and institutions that make it distinct ...
In addition, Weir addresses the ways that changes in the locus of private sector decisionmaking from the city level to the region and beyond presents new challenges for community-based organizations and their allies.
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