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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... Groups The community option described by Clavel , Pitt , and Yin does not clearly distinguish voluntary groups of unpaid community residents ( level - zero organizations ) from the nonprofit , level - one organizations that have paid ...
... groups of residents and the police . 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 ...
... groups . Recent dis- cussions of the need for grassroots organizing to help voluntary groups is partly responsive to this apparent imbalance of support . A more orga- nized citizenry in low- to moderate - income neighborhoods would ...
... groups at levels one , two , and three are unlikely to support the development of power among groups at level zero ( or groups at level one that manage the organizing ) that they do not trust on all four dimensions or cannot control ...
... groups , as in the New York City and Pew Charita- ble Trusts examples . Still , it is unclear whether there is sufficient sustainable interest in most cities to make this happen any more than it already does . In chapter 4 Margaret Weir ...
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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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