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Anderson, Donald L. – 1999
Conventional anti-poverty efforts have failed because they have not created the structures for the poor to help themselves, and they are designed and controlled by people outside of the affected communities. Introduced in 1968 by the National Association of the Southern Poor, the Assembly is a non-political structure that organizes community…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations, Economically Disadvantaged
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
