Rising from the Ashes of Cutback, Political Warfare and Degraded Services
Strategic Considerations for Community Building: An Editorial Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Fabricant (Hunter College), Steve Burghardt (Hunter College) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 53-65 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v05n04_04 |
| OpenAlex | W2908923947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The economic and social decline of the white middle class over the last 20 years, fueled by intense economic shifts in global capital formation and worldwide market competition, has led to a conservative politics of the 1990s that harbingers a further erosion of the welfare state. This essay defines some of the critical areas which progressives must carefully examine if they are to counter conservative arguments more effectively, including a realistic assessment of the global economy, the role poor communities can play in social transformation, the need to reconfigure social services in today's politicized environment, the use of services as an economic investment in community, and the importance of expanding organizing activities throughout the field
Competition (biology · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Market economy · Middle class · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social Welfare · State (computer science · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |