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| Community Development | 1 |
| Community Involvement | 1 |
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| Government Role | 1 |
| Participation | 1 |
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| Abbott, John | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAbbott, John – Community Development Journal, 1995
Existing definitions of the relationship between community participation and community development are flawed because they concentrate on the failings of community development without analyzing why successful programs succeed. Community development is actually a form of community participation, and its success is determined by the role of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Decision Making, Government Role
