Building Capacity for Community Efficacy for Economic Development in Mississippi
2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/15575330209490091
ISSN2155-7934
AutoresDomenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Michael Taquino, Duane A. Gill,
Tópico(s)Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
ResumoIn the present political environment, there is an interest in developing policies aimed at building capacity for community efficacy: the ability of a local population to come together and act collectively in pursuit of a generalized interest. In this study, we examine the extent to which variation in local conditions might account for variation in community efficacy for economic development in Mississippi. Drawing on multiple sources of data, the results clearly indicated that capacity for community efficacy rested on four major characteristics: (1) community social capital; (2) local civic physical infrastructure; (3) human and economic characteristics; and (4) community spatial characteristics.
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