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Butcher, Catherine; McDonald, Brian; Westhorp, Victoria – Community Development Journal, 2003
Comparison of the sustainable livelihoods approach of a development agency and the British government's "healthcheck" approach to town regeneration found common emphasis on participation and community-led action. However, sustainable likelihoods emphasized a focus on poverty, building on strengths, and social capital as an asset.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Control, Community Development, Foreign Countries
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MacAulay, Scott – Community Development Journal, 2001
Contrasts activities and organizational structures of two Canadian community development initiatives: the Antigonish Movement and the Family of Cape Breton community development corporations. Finds ideological differences in the view of property and profit, governance and accountability, and role of education. Concludes that Antigonish is more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Control, Community Development, Economic Development
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Simpson, Lyn; Wood, Leanne; Daws, Leonie – Community Development Journal, 2003
A remote Australian town's initiative to develop an Internet cafe was based on a foundation of community empowerment and capacity building. The project's failure illustrates factors that inhibit community control: overstretched local resources, failure to understand impact on existing social infrastructure and social networks, and lack of…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Empowerment, Foreign Countries
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Donohew, Lewis; Springer, Edward R. – Community Development Journal, 1980
In contrast to the traditional model of diffusion from the top down, an information-seeking model focuses on the individual who is looking for a source to meet an information need. The change agent's role involves organizing the community and assisting in finding information sources. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Decision Making, Diffusion
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Higgins, Joan – Community Development Journal, 1980
Compares social reform strategies in Britain and America. Illustrates how programs in both countries had similar difficulties, including diffusion of research findings, clarification of objectives, and political manipulation of social research. (SK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Control, Community Development, Comparative Analysis