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Gatewood, Elizabeth; Hoy, Frank – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1989
Examines the disruptive effects of a public-private effort to introduce an innovative venture intended to spur economic development in a small, southern, rural community. Suggests that entrepreneurial activity is most likely to occur under the conditions described in the conflict model of community power. (JOW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship