Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentRonald F. Ferguson, William T. Dickens Brookings Institution Press, 01/01/2011 - 642 من الصفحات In 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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... employment , much of the housing stock is inadequate , schools are poor , it is difficult to get busi- ness investment in the areas , and political participation is weak . Fortu- nately , experience shows that problems are not ...
... employment rates in low - income neighborhoods ebb and flow with the regional economy , they remain distinctively high , even when the economy is considered to be at full employment . Dickens argues that such high rates are not ...
... employment from central cities to suburbs for the past three decades has been a major focus for people concerned about the availability of jobs. In chapter 9 William Dickens reviews the studies on employment and income generation for ...
... employment settings, clubs, churches, and schools.6 Level zero also includes residents' voluntary community groups (see box 2-1 for examples).7 The defining distinction between level-zero groups and level-one organizations is that level ...
... employment) to residents. Also, frontline organizations do not have to be in the neighborhood to be important to neighborhood development: residents' connections to organizations outside their neighborhoods can be as important as any ...
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