Community development corporations and public participation: Lessons from a case study in the Arkansas Delta

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 9-35

  Hunt, Valerie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Collective efficacy; Community development; Community development corporations; Efficacy; Poor communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547687812     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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