50 Years of Community Development Vol I: A History of its Evolution and Application in North America

Author:   Norman Walzer (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA; Purdue University, USA) ,  Rhonda Phillips ,  Robert Blair
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367563486


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 March 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Norman Walzer (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA; Purdue University, USA) ,  Rhonda Phillips ,  Robert Blair
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9780367563486


ISBN 10:   0367563487
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction Section 1 Introduction 1. Observed Community Development Patterns: 1950-1970 2. The Basics: What's Essential about Theory for Community Development Practice? 3. Theorizing Community Development 4. The Power of Community 5. Theories of Poverty and Anti-Poverty Programs in Community Development 6. The Community Capitals Framework: an empirical examination of internal relationships 7. Social Well-being and Community 8. Perspective in Retrospect: Community Development During the Sixties 9. Saul D. Alinsky's contribution to community development Section 2 Introduction 10. Spiraling-Up: Mapping Community Transformation with Community Capitals Framework 11. Rural retail business survival: Implications for community developers 12. Integrating research with local community‐development programs 13. Building Entrepreneurial Communities: The Appropriate Role of Enterprise Development Activities 14. An Effective Process for Rural Planning 15. Developing a Community Perspective on Rural Economic Development Policy 16. Cooperatives in Rural Community Development: A New Framework for Analysis 17. Rural development policy in the United States: a critical analysis and lessons from the “still birth” of the rural collaborative investment program 18. Achieving Sustainable Economic Development in Communities 19. What does “Smart Growth” Mean for Community Development? 20. An Interactional Approach to Place-Based Rural Development 21. Measuring community development: what have we learned?

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Norman Walzer is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Governmental Services, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA. Rhonda Phillips is Dean, Purdue University Honors College, West Lafayette, USA. Robert Blair is Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the College of Public Affairs, University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA.

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