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Copp, James H. – 1983
A study of the process of a 1977-1983 oil and gas boom in Caldwell, Texas, disproved the assumption that local social effects of rapid energy development are severe and negative. Using interviews, surveys, observation, local newspapers, and other writings as data sources, researchers determined that during the boom, Caldwell's population grew…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Satisfaction
Lassey, William R.; And Others – 1981
Offering a contribution to additional clarity in the debate about the viability of "rural development" as an explanatory concept and program of action, the paper presents details of a causal model which underlies the approach to rural development taken by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation supported program in eastern Washington called "The…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Development
