Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index.
Contents:
Working the niche: the community-based development model -- Negotiating an environment for community renewal -- Confronting ideological tensions -- Responding to the public sector -- Interacting with intermediaries, foundations, and other support organizations -- Being a conscience and a carpenter: an organic theory of community-based development -- The art of leveraging -- Building a movement by creating an industy -- Creating a common culture within the community development movement -- Traditional and coalition advocacy -- Structuring complex interorganizational systems
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