Journal of the Community Development Society articles from January 1 2003

Journal of the Community Development Society archives from January 1 2003

Editor's comments.(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... This issue of the Journal of the Community Development Society includes four articles that go to the heart of the theoretical foundation of community development--civic involvement. This term is a broad umbrella for concepts about the way...

Civic involvement, organizational ties, and local economic development.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Research on local economic development has taken a significant turn in recent years. Much of the previous work has focused on market factors that influence the adoption of economic development policies or the effects of policy...

Promises and dilemmas of participation: action research, Search Conference methodology, and community development.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Participatory approaches currently occupy a prominent position in community development practice. However, despite the claims made for the benefits of participation for community members and practitioners alike, critical...

Networks and fields: corporate business leader involvement in voluntary organizations of a large nonmetropolitan city.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This paper examines the network structure of overlapping leadership between the corporate business sector and voluntary sector of a growing, non-metropolitan city in the Midwest. The data are from a study initially conducted in...

So happy together or better off alone? Women's economic activities, cooperative work, and empowerment in rural Paraguay.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Development organizations are emphasizing the use of women's groups to improve socioeconomic welfare and empower women at the household and community levels. This study looks at income-generating activities (IGAs) of women in a...

Using theory to frame community and practice.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT University-community partnerships stimulate reflection on the body of knowledge that informs professional practice in community settings, and they provide places to challenge assumptions about both theory and practice. This...

The economic and fiscal impacts of the elderly on a small rural region.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Recruiting retirees is a popular economic development strategy for rural communities. Previous research finds positive economic and fiscal impacts in communities, but it tends to assume that the elderly are homogeneous and to...

Rebuilding after natural disaster: a targeted economic development approach.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Many rural communities, such as Stroud, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County, are struggling for survival. Leaders in Lincoln County asked economists at the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University to assist them...

Building capacity for community efficacy for economic development in Mississippi.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2003... Building Capacity for Community Efficacy for Economic Development in Mississippi. Table 3 Correction, vol. 33, no.2. Domenico Parisi, Steven M. Grice, Michael Taquino, and Duane A. Gill Table 3. Logistic Regression of Community...

Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... WILLIAMSON, THAD, DAVID IMBROSCIO and GAR ALPEROVITZ. Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era. (New York: Routledge, 2002, 412pp.). Cloth. In Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era, Thad...

Prevention Issues for Women's Health in the New Millennium.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... WECHSBERG, WENDEE M. (ed.). Prevention Issues for Women's Health in the New Millennium. (New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2001, 109 pp.). In the medical arena, women's health disparities are not new. Researching and assessing...

Louder than Words: Lawyers, Communities and the Struggle for Justice: A Report to the Rockefeller Foundation.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... HAIR, PENDA D. Louder than Words: Lawyers, Communities and the Struggle for Justice: A Report to the Rockefeller Foundation. (New York: The Rockefeller Foundation, 2001, 166 pp.). Paper. Racial-justice lawyering has been an important part...

Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth: A Manual for Participation.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... DRISKELL, DAVID. Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth: A Manual for Participation. (London and Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications, Ltd. and UNESCO Publishing, 2002, 208 pp.), Paper. Too often in our community development work,...

John Nolen and Mariemont: Building a New Town in Ohio.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... ROGERS, MILLARD F. John Nolen and Mariemont: Building a New Town in Ohio. (Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2001, 259 pp.). Hardcover. In John Nolen and Mariemont: Building a New Town in Ohio, Rogers provides a detailed chronicle...

Women at the Margins: Neglect, Punishment, and Resistance.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... FIGUEIRA-MCDONOUGH, JOSEFINA and ROSEMARY C. SARRI (eds.). Women at the Margins: Neglect, Punishment, and Resistance. (New York: Haworth Press, 2002, 432 pp.), Paper. Women at the Margins is a collection of essays examining the role of...

The Struggle for Eden: Community Gardens in New York City.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... VON HASSELL, MALVE. The Struggle for Eden: Community Gardens in New York City. (Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 2002, 183 pp.). Hardcover. In The Struggle for Eden: Community Gardens in New York City, Von Hassell takes us on an interesting...

Bronx Ecology: Blueprint for A New Environmentalism.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... HERSHKOWITZ, ALLEN. Bronx Ecology: Blueprint for A New Environmentalism. (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002, 281 pp.). Cloth $25.00. In the classroom it is often difficult for students to realize that community development is a long and...

Child Prostitution in Thailand--Listening to Rahab.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... SORAJJAKOOL, SIROJ, PhD. Child Prostitution in Thailand--Listening to Rahab. (Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2003, 105 pp. with index). Paper. Sorajjakool uses the subtitle "Listening to Rahab" as reference to the methodology he...

Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... BENFIELD, KAIDF., TERRIS, JUTKA, and VORSANGER, NANCY. Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America. (New York, NY: Natural Resources Defense Council Publisher, 2001, 200 pp.). Paper $20.00. Solving Sprawl...

The Forgotten Founders.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... UDALL, STEWART. The Forgotten Founders. (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002, 237 pp.). Cloth. This book challenges readers to examine Western history in light of the one dynamic that made the West a viable component of the United States,...