Policies for Jobs and Training: Community Development and Local Economic Development

1994 ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Marjorie Mayo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Training Community ◽  
And Training

Indirect Services Funded by the National Women's Health Program in Victoria

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Gai Wilson ◽  
Paul Butler ◽  
Tricia Szirom ◽  
Jenny Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Dual Strategy ◽  
Training Community ◽  
And Training

Victoria's Women's Health Services and Centres Against Sexual Assault have implemented a range of indirect activities utilising various strategies and methods with a particular focus on information and resource provision, education and training, community development and promotional activity. They have increased women's access to existing services by working to make those services more appropriate and relevant. To achieve this they have involved women in the community in program management, design and implementation. Collaboration with other agencies in health and related services has also been a key strategy in achieving changes to mainstream services and fulfilling the aims of the dual strategy.

The Evolution of Community Development Banks Influenced by E-Payment and Its Social Impact on Brazil

2022 ◽  
pp. 229-249
Author(s):  
Otávio L. C. Romano Jr. ◽  
Bruno R. D. Lucena ◽  
Armando Lirio de Souza ◽  
Thiago Poleto
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
Low Interest Rates

Microcredit involves offering credit in small amounts and at low interest rates to economically disadvantaged populations and those who cannot offer guarantees. The offer of microcredit for solidarity purposes is not aimed at increasing an organization's profits but rather toward local economic development and as an initiative to eradicate poverty. The first community development bank was founded in Brazil in 1998. Such banks offer financial, solidary-based, networked services of an associative nature and are aimed at reorganizing local economies through job and income generation and establishment of a solidarity economy. This chapter presents the following problem question: How has the mobile payment or electronic payment technology impacted the performance of Brazilian solidary digital banks? It also presents guidelines for replicating this model in developing countries.

Local Economic Development and Training

1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
J.T. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
And Training

Community Economic Development: Some Critical Issues

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Handy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
African American ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Community Economic Development ◽  
Pareto Improvements ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training

Community development is an issue of continuing interest not only because of the need for more successful economic development within our cities, but because the survival of a significant portion of African-American poor is at stake. Community development planning seeks to improve all aspects of community life, including health, education, crime prevention, employment and training, business development, family stability, and housing. Community economic development must arise from our black churches, historically black colleges and universities, African-American officials, business leaders, teachers, and health and welfare professionals. In the real world, where group welfare functions are interdependent, only two possible long-term outcomes are both just and stable: win-win or lose-lose. Consequently, there is a need for significant Pareto improvements in all social programs. There are roles for both race-specific and race-neutral policies because long-term Pareto improvements can result both from programs such as targeted minority employment and training as well as color-blind policies that encourage legislators to forgo the coffers of the gun lobby and control the sale and use of guns. The paper will focus on the historical logic of public policy as reflected in housing policy, financing mechanisms under community development corporations, and the issue of an urban underclass. By reestablishing its commitment to the inner cities, the government can redress the onerous impact of two and a half decades of social and economic neglect and private investment retrenchment.

scholarly journals The feasibility of national parks in South Africa endorsing a community development agenda: The case of Mokala National Park and two neighbouring rural communities

Koedoe ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendri Coetzee ◽  
Werner Nell
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Development ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Qualitative Phase ◽  
And Training

This article explores the feasibility of South African National Parks (SANParks) endorsing a community development agenda, using Mokala National Park (MNP) and two neighbouring rural communities as case study. A three-phase sequential exploratory, mixed-methods approach was followed: an initial exploratory qualitative phase aimed at identifying the development needs of the two communities; a quantitative phase aimed at verifying and quantifying the identified needs; and a final qualitative phase (with a minor quantitative component) to determine what parks can reasonably achieve in terms of community development based on their available resources, capacity and expertise. Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interviews (Phase 1: n = 22; Phase 3: n = 6), which were thematically analysed. Quantitative data were collected via a structured questionnaire (Phase 2: n = 484; Phase 3: n = 6) and analysed using SPSS 23. Findings revealed that the communities’ most significant needs centred on employment opportunities; improved healthcare, service delivery and waste management; and education. Community members also expressed the need for improved community policing, safety and security; social services; agricultural support and training; general skills development and training; local leadership; recreational facilities; local economic development and conservation initiatives. Results from the third phase of the study suggest that parks such as MNP can realistically only address some of the identified community needs significantly; primarily job creation (via temporary employment), skills development, local economic development, support of local conservation (especially via environmental education) and, to a lesser extent, agricultural support and training and permanent job creation.Conservation implications: The findings could be of practical use to SANParks to steer its community development initiatives towards attaining a more optimal balance between actual community needs and what the organisation can realistically offer, thus rendering SANParks’ efforts more efficient and effective in supporting the establishment of equitable and sustainable rural communities.

scholarly journals Implications of the understanding of Entrepreneurship in Local Economic Development in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Charles Mwatsika
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
New Production ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Mind ◽  
And Training

The study analyses knowledge about entrepreneurship which guides entrepreneurial behaviour in enterprises in Malawi in order to reflect on its implications in local economic development. Top-of the-mind definition which collects unaided responses from the top of respondents’ mind was used. Definitions or explanations of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities undertaken were recorded from 337 enterprises. Innovations carried out by the enterprises were measured in new products, new production methods, new markets and new enterprises together with the values realised. Content analyses, descriptive statistics and comparison of means were used to classify the definitions of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial activities undertaken and compare values of innovations carried out. The study finds that entrepreneurship is predominantly defined as starting and managing one’s own business, being self-employed and creating jobs in the economy. Petty income generating activities and subsistence oriented micro and small enterprises dominate. The prevailing understanding of entrepreneurship guides policy, education and training, SME finance, infrastructure development and support towards unproductive entrepreneurial activities which would not ignite economic development. Therefore, much as institutions are established to support SME sector growth and improve the environment for business, improving knowledge about productive entrepreneurship that guides SME policy, finance, entrepreneurship education and training is pertinent in Malawi.

scholarly journals Inter-business association and its effect on local economic development

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (29) ◽  
pp. 92-106
Author(s):  
Tania Nadiezhda Plascencia Cueva ◽  
Arianna del Carmen Beltrán Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Business Associations ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Association ◽  
And Training ◽  
New Strategies

The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are exposed to a several situations external to their main activities, for that reason MSMEs are forced to develop new strategies that allow them to continue in the business, even in the adversity. In addition, the business association has become a relevant issue in the public and private agenda, because this is a way for the MSMEs to increase their competitiveness and achieve specific objectives, which if done individually it would be a slower process and with less impact for the local economic development. With this background, the objective of this research is to determinate if in Tepic City, Nayarit, the inter-business associations serve or can serve as a strategy for boost the economic development of the area. A semi-structured interview was conducted with two established inter-business associations: Association of Automobile Distributors of Nayarit, and Tepic Hotels and Motels Association. The main result is that the currently established business associations have as main motivation to have power of decision in the sector, moreover to have representation in front of government policies, without forgetting the join structure which has allowed them to improve their quality and training.

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