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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Sampson acknowledges the ambiguity in defining neighborhood boundaries : " There is no one neighborhood but many neighborhoods that vary in size and complexity depending on the social phenomenon of interest and the ecological structure ...
Bennett Harrison wrote in 1974 , " As the decade [ of the 1960s ] neared its close , white , brown , and red individuals and organizations emerged whose interests in ghetto economic development touched many of the bases which had been ...
... responsibilities among participants who have particular interests and powers at various levels of the system and across various sectors . The chapter uses examples from policy and practice to suggest that a well - functioning system ...
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