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Routledge Dilemmas of Social Reform - Poverty & Community Action

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Dilemmas of Social Reform is a seminal study examining the origins and evolution of community action programmes in the United States, tracing their development from the Ford Foundation Gray Area Programs and the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency through the War on Poverty and Model Cities initiatives. Written by two respected social scientists-one British and one American-this work provides a rigorous, impartial analysis of major poverty programmes and their outcomes. The authors investigate why programmes of such scale and complexity achieved only minimal success, revealing the institutional and political constraints that hindered reform efforts. This classic text explores the tensions between idealistic social objectives and the practical realities of implementation, examining how bureaucratic conservatism and systemic challenges shaped the trajectory of poverty alleviation strategies. Essential reading for students and professionals in urban planning, social policy, and public administration.

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Traces the complete history of community action from Ford Foundation Gray Area Programs through the War on Poverty era.

Features analysis by two distinguished social scientists offering both British and American perspectives on poverty reform.

Provides ruthlessly impartial examination of various poverty programmes and their limited effectiveness.

Explores how institutional conservatism and bureaucratic constraints undermined social reform objectives.

Offers critical insights into Model Cities programme development and outcomes.

Examines the gap between reform ideals and implementation realities in large-scale social initiatives.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138522325
Category: Books > Subjects > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Urban & Rural Planning
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 25 October 2017
Listed Since: 08 December 2017

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