Local Government-Supported Community Development - Community Priorities And Issues Of Autonomy

    Authors

    M. A. Glaser; M. D. Soskin;M. Smith

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Urban Aff. Rev.

    Keywords

    Neighborhoods; Urban Studies

    Abstract

    There is increasing support for local solutions to poverty through community-based organizations (CBOs). However, a dilemma remains: How can CBOs secure resources necessary for change and yet maintain autonomy in definition of development priorities and delivery strategies? The authors examine a community-development model used in central Florida that includes local government support in the formation and activities of a CBO, and they explore the threat to community autonomy associated with differences in development priorities between community-based and external forces. The results provide encouraging evidence that development models that include cooperation between local government and low-income communities do not necessarily produce sublimation of community priorities.

    Journal Title

    Urban Affairs Review

    Volume

    31

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-1996

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    778

    Last Page

    798

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1996UR91800004

    ISSN

    1078-0874

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