Organizing for neighbourhood development : a comparative study of community based development organizations

Author(s)

• Twelvetrees, Alan C.

Bibliographic Information

Organizing for neighbourhood development : a comparative study of community based development organizations

Alan C. Twelvetrees

Avebury, c1996

2nd ed

Note

"Community Development Foundation" -- cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-179)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Using case studies of community development corporations in the USA from the 1960s on, the analysis in this book shows the hopes, dilemmas, successes and failures of these CDCs. It offers lessons to those setting up or running community based economic development schemes or trusts.

Table of Contents

• The smaller CDCs
• the larger CDCs
• service, mutual aid and citizen power organizations
• conditions for success in CDCs
• the effectiveness of CDCs
• politics, government and the private sector
• community action versus community development
• conclusions to the first edition - the self help paradox
• CDCs in the 1990s
• organizing for neighbourhood development in the UK
• some final observations. Appendix - some lessons for local economic initiatives.

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Details

• NCID: BA29871576
• ISBN:
  • 1859722830
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Aldershot
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 179 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 307.34160979494
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Community development, Urban -- California -- Los Angeles Metropolitan Area -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Community development corporations -- California -- Los Angeles Metropolitan Area -- Case studies.GB99Y7254