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Download full textWalls, David S. – 1976
In an effort to clarify and synthesize recent explanations of underdevelopment and poverty in Central Appalachia, the following three models were explored: (1) the subculture of poverty model (identifies the internal deficiencies of the Southern Appalachian traditional subculture as the source of poverty problems); (2) the regional development…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Background, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 2002
The Duke Endowment's Program for the Rural Carolinas is a 5-year effort to assist the revitalization of rural communities. Guiding principles of the program are that the rural Carolinas matter, this generation of workers matters, effective community development involves the entire community, solutions must be locally determined, healthy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development
Burkey, Stan – 1993
Aimed at development staff who work with the rural poor in developing nations, this book presents a coherent methodology for achieving development based on principles of conscientization, local control, cooperation, and self-reliance. Part I, Analysis (chapters 1-3), discusses theory. Chapter 1 reviews the most commonly held theories of poverty…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Control, Developing Nations
Wynn, Eddie D.; And Others – 1975
Investigating the feasibility of a human resources campus designed to locate all Williamsburg County (a rurally disadvantaged South Carolina county) health and social service agencies in one consolidated area, project objectives were to investigate: agency characteristics; ownership, management, and financing aspects of the campus concept;…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Campuses, Change Strategies
Cultural and Social Centre for the Asian and Pacific Region, Seoul (South Korea). – 1976
Addressing the conference theme, "The Most Effective Strategy for Rural Development", the papers presented in these proceedings include representation from: Australia; Germany; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; U.S.A.; and Republic of China. Papers are titled: "Community Development…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agriculture, Change Strategies, Community Development
Kelly, Rita Mae – 1973
Building upon the body of knowledge re: rural cooperatives generated by the Office of Economic Opportunity and its research and demonstration programs, this paper proposes a design for a national program of Federal support for cooperatives serving the rural poor. Specifically, this paper presents: (1) the basic situation of the rural poor and the…
Descriptors: Business, Change Strategies, Classification, Community Development
