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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The new building and the nurses ' skills are new assets that increase the community's capacity to provide health services ... building relationships with suburban employers is development because it increases the intellectual and social ...
... sometimes significantly.25 Thus, we proceed in this book to synthesize and supplement what social science and policy analysis have taught us might increase the momentum and improve the effectiveness of this important movement.
This , it was thought , could increase economic multiplier effects as incomes recirculated through communities and eventually through a national network of black neighborhoods . Black nationalists were not alone in promoting community ...
Both Moore and Robert Sampson ( chapter 6 ) suggest that alliances between police and residents that are intended to expand tolerance and increase feelings of security should sometimes be first steps toward improving the investment ...
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 example, David Chavis, Paul Florin, ...