Federal grant programs for community development
Déjà vu and policy paradoxes in an ill-fated initiative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Walter Honadle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-86 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-20-01-2008-b005 |
| OpenAlex | W2773759750 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This article reviews and analyzes the goals and approaches espoused in the George W. Bush administration’s proposed Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative (SACI). Drawing on a variety of materials describing the rationale, purpose, assumptions, goals, and components of the newest policy approach to community and economic development, this paper tries to critically examine the initiative using a capacity-building framework and some of the historical antecedents of Federal grant programs for community development - including some defunct programs - to inform current discussion about the proposal. Two conclusions of this analysis are that this proposal has much more in common with previous administrations’ proposals for development over the last several decades than its advocates are suggesting and that this policy, like most, is a study in paradoxes and compromises
Community development · Policy development · Political science · Public relations · Community and Sustainable Development · Computer Science · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |