COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH AFRICA

Abstract

Economic development as a public initiative is traditionally designed to assist designated members of a society in their efforts to adjust to structural change and economic dislocation. The goal of a typical economic development program, while a public interventionist initiative, is to stimulate private sector economic activity, thereby alleviating the stress and damage associated with structural change and economic dislocation; in other words, to help fellow citizens and perhaps neighbours through an economic transition. These are honourable and worthy goals, but even here compassion, empathy, innovative thinking, and resources — especially resources — have their limits.

Citation

Tosterud, R.J. (1999), "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH AFRICA", Humanomics, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 145-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018831