TY - JOUR
T1 - Community development corporations as neighborhood advocates
T2 - a study of the political activism of nonprofit developers
AU - Goetz, Edward G.
AU - Sidney, Mara
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - A number of arguments exist that suggest that community development corporations (CDCs) represent an apolitical, technocratic, and non-democratic arm of the neighborhood movement. This paper evaluates that,argument by examining national level studies, and using Minneapolis and St. Paul as case studies. The findings reveal that CDCs retain a high level of political activism primarily through the creation of new institutions, citywide coalition bodies, to carry out their political agenda. The findings also suggest that government influence over CDCs is greater in the area of program strategies than political activity.
AB - A number of arguments exist that suggest that community development corporations (CDCs) represent an apolitical, technocratic, and non-democratic arm of the neighborhood movement. This paper evaluates that,argument by examining national level studies, and using Minneapolis and St. Paul as case studies. The findings reveal that CDCs retain a high level of political activism primarily through the creation of new institutions, citywide coalition bodies, to carry out their political agenda. The findings also suggest that government influence over CDCs is greater in the area of program strategies than political activity.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1068-8595(95)80010-7
DO - 10.1016/S1068-8595(95)80010-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041010370
SN - 1068-8595
VL - 3
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Applied Behavioral Science Review
JF - Applied Behavioral Science Review
IS - 1
ER -