Turning the Tide on Poverty

ISBN-13: 9780367251949 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 132 str.

Lionel J. Beaulieu; Alice Diebel

Opis

This book highlights the experiences of fourteen high poverty communities in the rural South that accepted the invitation to be part of the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

Spis treści

1. Preface: Bringing Hope  2. History, theoretical frameworks, and methods  3. Community climate in economically distressed rural communities  4. Perceptions of leaders and leadership in economically distressed communities  5. Community champions as critical elements of success in economically distressed communities  6. Sustainability of community engagement in economically distressed communities  7. The role of the Cooperative Extension Service in the initiative  8. Documenting impacts through Ripple Effect Mapping  9. Strategies and challenges related to tackling poverty in rural communities in the South

O autorze

Lionel J. Beaulieu is Director of the Center for Regional Development at Purdue University, USA.

Alice Diebel is a Senior Associate at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, focusing on deliberative democracy and community development.