Local Government-Supported Community Development

Community Priorities and Issues of Autonomy

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ID6404810
AuthorsMark A Glaser (Wichita State University), Mark D Soskin (University of Central Florida), Michael Smith (0000-0002-7649-353X, University of Central Florida), Michael W Smith (0000-0003-2790-1653, University of Central Florida)
Year1996
Volume31
Issue6
Pages778-798
Publication date1996-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/107808749603100605
OpenAlexW2151124378
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited22

There is increasing support for local solutions to poverty through community-based organizations (CBOs). However, a dilemma remains: How can CBOs secure resources necessary for change and yet maintain autonomy in definition of development priorities and delivery strategies? The authors examine a community-development model used in central Florida that includes local government support in the formation and activities of a CBO, and they explore the threat to community autonomy associated with differences in development priorities between community-based and external forces. The results provide encouraging evidence that development models that include cooperation between local government and low-income communities do not necessarily produce sublimation of community priorities

Autonomy · Business · Community development · Community organization · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local community · Local government · Political science · Poverty · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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