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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In this volume , economists , political scientists , sociologists , and one historian synthesize relevant research and conclude that forces of neighborhood revival or decline are powerful but not immutable . To these authors it is not ...
... youth development Youth services and programming 24 28 35 37 41 66 79 32 Child care 5 7 10 17 28 50 58 12 Security and public safety Anticrime activities 23 23 20 20 28 17 37 23 Work force development Job training or placement 19 25 ...
How can the actions of a handful of local activists with a strong sense of mission have any important effect in the face of powerful national , regional , and even global forces working against the well - being of inner - city residents ...
Social, political, and economic forces mobilized by alliances of community development stakeholders are deeply involved in the improvements.24 Such stories make it seem plausible that special efforts can improve other communities as ...
less educated , more disadvantaged populations , central cities and their high - poverty neighborhoods bore the brunt of macroeconomic forces that tremendously eroded the real purchasing power of those in the bottom half of the income ...