Housing and Community Development Products, 1990-91
Author: United States. General Accounting Office. RCED.
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 84
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Rural Development in the 1990's
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking Spaces for Community Development
Author: Pitchford, Michael
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2008-07-30
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781847422590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in association with the Community Development Foundation (CDF) Making spaces for community development offers an account of the key changes to the context and practice of community development since the 1970s, told through the experiences and insights of a group of highly experienced practitioners.
Community Power and Grassroots Democracy
Author: Michael Kaufman
Publisher: International Development Research Centre Books
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe collected essays in this book provide a comparative examination of the process of grassroots mobilization and the development of community-based forms of popular democracy in Central and South America. The first part contains studies from individual countries on organizations ranging from those supported by governments and integrated into the country's political structure to groups that were organized against the existing political system. The organizations studied included those focusing on a particular concern, such as housing, and those with wide responsibility for community affairs; but all were organizations based on common interests where people lived and, in some cases, where people worked. The second part offers theme studies on men, women and differential participation; problems and meanings associated with decentralization, especially in relation to devolution of power to the local level and the construction of popular alternatives; and the competing theoretical paradigms of new social movements and resource mobilization.
Urban Problems and Community Development
Author: Ronald F. Ferguson
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9780815719816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
50 Years of Community Development Vol I
Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-17
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1000208648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 50th anniversary publication provides a comprehensive history of community development. Beginning in 1970 with the advent of the Community Development Society and its journal shortly thereafter, Community Development, the editors have placed the chapters in major themed areas or issues pertinent to both research and practice of community development. The evolution of community development as an area of scholarship and application, and the subsequent founding of the discipline, is vital to capture. At the 50-year mark, it is particularly relevant to revisit issues that reoccur throughout the last five decades and look at approaches to addressing them. These include issues and themes around equity and inclusion, collective impact, leadership and policy development, as well as resilience and sustainability. Community change over time has much to teach us, and this set will provide a foundation for fostering understanding of the history of community development and its focus on community change. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Community Development.
Community Development in America
Author: James A. Christenson
Publisher: Iowa State Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolitics, Power and Community Development
Author: Meade, Rosie
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2016-01-13
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1447317408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe increasing impact of neoliberalism across the globe means that a complex interplay of democratic, economic and managerial rationalities now frame the parameters and practices of community development. This book explores how contemporary politics, and the power relations it reflects and projects, is shaping the field today. This first title in the timely Rethinking Community Development series presents unique and critical reflections on policy and practice in Taiwan, Australia, India, South Africa, Burundi, Germany, the USA, Ireland, Malawi, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia and the UK. It addresses the global dominance of neoliberalism, and the extent to which practitioners, activists and programmes can challenge, critique, engage with or resist its influence. Addressing key dilemmas and challenges being navigated by students, academics, professionals and activists, this is a vital intellectual and practical resource.
Community Development Around the World
Author: Hubert Campfens
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780802078841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than forty authors in six countries representing the major regions of the world offer a truly global perspective on the changing nature of the practice and theory of community development.
The community development reader
Author: Craig, Gary
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2011-05-18
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1847427057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommunity development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This unique Reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. It will be invaluable to those pursuing community development careers, for activists, and for all those teaching, training and practising community development.
