Journal of the Community Development Society articles

Recent articles from Journal of the Community Development Society

Introduction: community informatics and community development.
January 1, 2005

Editor's comments.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... This special issue on Entrepreneurship in Community Development is edited by Norman Walzer, a long time friend of community development and the Journal of the Community Development Society. We thank Norm for soliciting the articles, overseeing their preliminary review, helping select peer...

Introduction: entrepreneurship in community development.
October 1, 2004... Community development has become a complex endeavor as local public officials and public officials strive to respond to changes in economic activity and the needs of an increasingly diverse population. While the specific issues differ, successful community development is important in both...

Building entrepreneurial communities: the appropriate role of enterprise development activities.
October 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This article examines the concept of building entrepreneurial communities as a strategy for community economic development. It begins by attempting to define what is meant by the term "entrepreneurial community" and to clarify how economic developers go about trying to create...

Local entrepreneurship: a development model based on community interaction field theory.
October 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Local entrepreneurship shows great potential as an economic development strategy for rural communities with stagnating or declining economies. However, nascent entrepreneurs often lack knowledge of ways to actualize their ideas, and communities often lack the social...