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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... of local human service provision by nonprofit and for - profit organizations and government . Even more broadly , individuals and organizations in the community de- velopment system range from neighborhood residents to allies in the fed ...
... of responsibility among government , for - profit , and nonprofit organiza- tions . More research on these and related questions that we raise can help to identify conditions under which the community option is truly a good idea , or not , ...
... for locating positions on a conceptual map of the community development system. There are two types of sectors ... profit, nonprofit, and governmental. Every organization belongs to an institutional sector, in addition to one or more product ...
... for-profit, and public sector — that use paid staff to serve or represent residents (see box 2-2). Many level-one organizations such as CDCs and other CBOs actively scour the city, the region, and the nation for resources and ...
... For - profit businesses that provide direct services to level - one organizations Banks Contractors Consultants ... for resources , in- cluding information , technical assistance , and funding . Network mem- bers from all levels ...
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