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Kent, K.E.M. – 1976
Control of mass communication information has become a matter of increasing concern in scholarly circles. The emphasis by UNESCO in recent years on national communication policies is related to this concern. One important justification offered for focusing attention on communication policies has been their impact on development efforts. Certain…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Control, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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Bockmeyer, Janice L. – Urban Studies, 2000
Examines Detroit's economic development policy-making culture and assesses its impact on the formation of the community development corporation (CDC) network that dominated Empowerment Zone (EZ) planning in the initial stages. Analyzes the importance of distrust between City Hall, business interests, and community residents in consolidating CDC…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Control, Community Development
Margolin, David, Ed.; Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1979
Proceedings from a seminar on economic development for American Indian reservations include reports on panel discussions and an analysis of a questionnaire responded to by 113 Indian seminar participants. The report on Session One, "Traditional Indian Economies in New Mexico: Values," covers a discussion on traditional roles and patterns…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Change Strategies, Community Control
National Black Child Development Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1971
The Black Child Development Institute is guided in its analysis of legislation by an organizational commitment to building child development institutions which meet the comprehensive needs of black children, families, and communities. Its premises are threefold. First, child development must encompass the black child's cognitive, physical, social,…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Education, Child Development, Community Control
Levitan, Sar A.; Johnston, William B. – 1975
Aimed at highlighting American Indian reservation conditions, outlining the scope of Federal aid to Indians, and suggesting the nature of future Indian problems and choices, this book attempts to assess the current socioeconomic status of the Indian community and its relationship with the Federal Government. Specifically, this book provides both…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Control, Economic Development