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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... involved and supportive as program secretary of the NCDI funders ' group . Edward Skloot of the Surdna Foundation was chairman of the NCDI funders who collectively agreed to support NCDPAN's first proposal , encouraging the members of ...
... involved in housing or commercial - industrial production , only those involved in business development were invited to respond to the survey.14 11. NCCED ( 1995 , p . 9 ) . 12. This estimate extrapolates from NCCED surveys . As far ...
... involved in an average 6.35 activities of the 20 listed categories , ranging from 5.44 for CDCs with fewer than five FTEs to 9.65 for those with more than one hundred . For most items , the survey asks whether the CDC is ac- tive in the ...
... involved in developing relationships and other assets that strengthen communities . Through the efforts of local leaders who spread the movement's ideas , any or all of the types could evolve to conform more to the movement's ideol- ogy ...
... involved with any efforts to improve the neighborhood Absentee landlords or nonlocal busi- ness people who collaborate to maintain the value of their property in the neighborhood Committed to empowering residents Low Low High ...
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Swimming against the Tide A Brief History of Federal Policy in Poor Communities | 77 |
Power Money and Politics in Community Development | 139 |
Community Development Corporations Mission Strategy and Accomplishments | 193 |
What Community Supplies | 241 |
Security and Community Development | 293 |
Schools and Disadvantaged NeighborhoodsThe Community Development Challenge | 339 |
Rebuilding Urban Labor Markets What Community Development Can Accomplish | 381 |
The Economics of Housing Services in LowIncome Neighborhoods | 437 |
InnerCity Business Development and Entrepreneur ship New Frontiers for Policy and Research | 473 |
Evaluating Community Development Programs Problems and Prospects | 521 |
Conclusion Social Science Research Urban Problems and Community Development Alliances | 569 |
Index | 611 |
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