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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... groups of youth doing community service Youth peer groups Groups that produce free newsletters Recreation clubs (chess, bridge, excursion clubs) Parent-teacher organizations Families (nuclear and extended) Informal network ties (among ...
... groups ) . The circles are drawn to overlap the rectangles on levels two and three because people who have staff and intermediary roles may sit either inside or outside the organizations that pay them . For example , government agencies ...
... Groups The community option described by Clavel, Pitt, and Yin does not clearly distinguish voluntary groups of unpaid community residents (level-zero organizations) from the nonprofit, level-one organizations that have paid staff. We ...
... groups of residents and the police. For community policing and other purposes, carefully designed, well-launched efforts to increase the capacity of voluntary groups in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods can be successful. For ...
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