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Peer reviewedButcher, Catherine; McDonald, Brian; Westhorp, Victoria – Community Development Journal, 2003
Comparison of the sustainable livelihoods approach of a development agency and the British government's "healthcheck" approach to town regeneration found common emphasis on participation and community-led action. However, sustainable likelihoods emphasized a focus on poverty, building on strengths, and social capital as an asset.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Control, Community Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMacAulay, Scott – Community Development Journal, 2001
Contrasts activities and organizational structures of two Canadian community development initiatives: the Antigonish Movement and the Family of Cape Breton community development corporations. Finds ideological differences in the view of property and profit, governance and accountability, and role of education. Concludes that Antigonish is more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Control, Community Development, Economic Development
Peer reviewedSimpson, Lyn; Wood, Leanne; Daws, Leonie – Community Development Journal, 2003
A remote Australian town's initiative to develop an Internet cafe was based on a foundation of community empowerment and capacity building. The project's failure illustrates factors that inhibit community control: overstretched local resources, failure to understand impact on existing social infrastructure and social networks, and lack of…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Empowerment, Foreign Countries
