Thinking small : the United States and the lure of community development /

Daniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. He also sounds a warning: such strategies, now again in vogue, have been tried before, alongside grander moderization schemes--with often disastrous consequences as s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Community development > United States > History.
Community development > Developing countries > History.
Economic assistance, American > Developing countries > History.
Rural development projects > United States > History.
Rural development projects > Developing countries > History.
Projets de développement rural > États-Unis > Histoire.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Community development
Economic assistance, American
Rural development projects
Landsbygdsutveckling > historia.
Developing countries
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Daniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. He also sounds a warning: such strategies, now again in vogue, have been tried before, alongside grander moderization schemes--with often disastrous consequences as self-help gave way to crushing local oppression.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0674735838
9780674735835

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