Community development and public administration theory : promoting democratic principles to improve communities / edited by Ashley E. Nickels and Jason D. Rivera.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : democratizing community development policy and administration / Jason D. Rivera and Ashley E. Nickels -- Defining and aligning community development and public administration : using administrative practices and design to better communities / William Hatcher -- Calling for community control : local organizing and implications for community development policy / Amanda D. Clark and Ashley E. Nickels -- Fiscal emergency management in Michigan : a misguided policy initiative / David Fasenfest -- American dream, democratic nightmare : refocusing governmental approaches to housing policy / Prentiss A. Dantzler -- Improving the citizen participatory process in community economic development / Eric Stokan and Erica Raleigh -- Representative bureaucracy and community development / Anthony D. Molina -- The impact of microfinance programs on political participation : a study of rural Indian women / Suparna Soni and Jason D. Rivera -- Advocating against the grain : nonprofit advocacy and human services / Zachary D. Wood -- Overcoming the tokenization of people with disabilities in community development / Erica McFadden and Krystal Downie -- Cross sector community partnerships and the growing importance of high capacity nonprofits in urban governance : a case study of Camden, New Jersey / Kirk A. Leach -- Civic engagement, community development, and the role of CSOS and citizenship : a case study of Gambia / Aminata A. Sillah and Atta A. Ceesay -- Community development through participatory, engaged, and critical analysis / Kelly L. Patterson, Molly Ranahan, Robert Mark Silverman, and Thomas H. Nochajski -- Economic development as if low income communities mattered / Ted Howard and Michelle Camou.