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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... sectors as well as fu- ture research to improve the quality of life in low- to moderate - income ur- ban communities . It addresses urban problems from the perspective of a broadly conceived vision for community development . Quality ...
... sectors Emergency food 83 83 72 78 75 12 79 75 35 10 10 1227 38 37 41 66 79 17 28 50 58 188 22242 32 12 23 23 20 00 20 20 28 17 37 23 19 25 23 34 34 38 12 42 53 26 26 assistance Health services 83 H + 11 10 4 123 03 10 16 12 3235 66 21 ...
... sector efforts such as the Gray Areas Program , the Community Development Corporation movement , and the Community Action Program . They employ the lessons from that experience not so much as a " model " for action but as a set of basic ...
... sectors . The chapter uses examples from policy and practice to sug- gest that a well - functioning system is one in which participants have the motivation and capacity to perform effectively in project - related alli- ances . The ...
... sectors , each sector of the community development system depends on specialized skills and institutions that make it distinct , like an industrial sector of the economy . For each one , chapters demonstrate the importance of ...
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