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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11 This and statements like it appear throughout studies of CDCs , and it is true that the orgranizations do produce a remarkable amount of housing . For example , based on its surveys , NCCED estimates that CDCs have produced more than ...
... themes in studies of CDCs : community control , comprehensiveness , and synergy . In her review of these studies she discusses CDCs ' missions and strategies , their evolution as organizations and as a movement , the challenges ...
... development and broaden the level of researcher , policymaker , and practitioner participation in its scholarly and strategic debates . Accordingly , this book aims to achieve a critical synthesis of existing studies on topics about ...
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