Community development as a public sector agenda

Felice Davidson Perlmutter; Ram A. Cnaan

doi:10.1300/J125v06n04_04

Community development as a public sector agenda

Felice Davidson Perlmutter, Ram A. Cnaan

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Abstract

This paper documents how one Department of Recreation in a large city underwent a planned change effort which transformed some 200 site managers into active community organizers. Based on the philosophy of a very dynamic new commissioner (a former community organizer), city employees enhanced local civic participation and forged a partnership between the public and private sectors as well as with local residents. The paper presents the guiding philosophy, implementation steps, an assessment of the impact of the change, and a discussion of the potential of such a process which can be adopted nationwide.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-77
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Community Practice
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J125v06n04_04
State	Published - 3 Sep 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Community organizing
Partnerships
Planned change
Recreation
Urban change

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Development
Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration

UN SDGs

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