the United States and the lure of community development Immerwahr, Daniel 1980- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History. mau 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations 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. Preface: Modernization, development, and community -- Introduction: Actually existing localism -- When small was big -- Development without modernization -- Peasantville -- Grassroots empire -- Urban villages -- Epilogue: What is dead and what is undead in community development? Daniel Immerwahr. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- d------ 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 POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy City Planning & Urban Development HISTORY United States 20th Century Community development Economic assistance, American Rural development projects Developing countries United States HN90.C6 I44 2015eb 307.1/40973 Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- (DLC) 2014011215 (OCoLC)877809102 Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015 (DLC) 2014011215 (OCoLC)877809102 0674735838 9780674735835 00011705 22573/ctt1349s5s JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=781923 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=781923 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=781923 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=781923 VT2 140522 20210825161912.0 ocn897600537 eng