Community Development Block Grants

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-287
Author(s):  
P R Dommel
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
The United States ◽  
Block Grant ◽  
Block Grants ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Policy Effects ◽  
Community Development Block Grants ◽  
Decentralization Policy ◽  
Development Block

This paper summarizes the decentralization policy effects found in an eight-year longitudinal study of the community development block grant program in the United States of America. The effects studied were categorized as programmatic, institutional, and benefits. Attention is also given to the methodological and measurement issues associated with a study of a decentralized program which has operated within a context of shifting federal policies about the appropriate level of federal oversight of the program. The point of emphasis is that analysis of policy effects requires a sufficiently long observation period to be able to discern the continuities and discontinuities from previous policy or lack of a policy. Furthermore, longitudinal policy analysis is also likely to require alteration and refinement of measurement techniques as the research progresses.

scholarly journals Strukturförderung und die Beachtung von Umweltbelangen in den USA

1998 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-313
Author(s):  
Reinhard Klein
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Block Grants ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Community Development Block Grants ◽  
Development Block ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

Kurzfassung Im Anschluß an Teil 1Klein, Reinhard: Strukturförderung und die Beachtung von Umweltbelangen in den USA. Mechanismen und Praxis — Teil 1: Strukturförderung in den USA. In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung (1998) 2/3, S. 194–200 schildert dieser Teil der zusammengefaßten Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung, die der Autor 1997 in den USA erstellt hat,Klein, Reinhard F.: Environmentally Friendly Decision-Making in Structural Policies. An Analysis of the Mechanisms and Practice in the U.S. and Conclusions for the European Union. LBJ School of Public Affairs (The University of Texas at Austin). — Austin TX 1997. = Working Paper No. 86. (Eine deutschsprachige Fassung ist beim Verfasser erhältlich.) zunächst das US-System zur Beachtung der Umweltbelange in der Entscheidungsfindung. An den Beispielen der Maßnahmen derEconomic Development Administration und derCommunity Development Block Grants wird die Praxis der Umweltprüfung strukturrelevanter Maßnahmen des Bundes dargestellt. Danach wird die Bedeutung von Umweltgenehmigungen beleuchtet. Nach einer kurzen allgemeinen Bewertung der US-Erfahrungen schließt der Beitrag mit ausführlichen Schlußfolgerungen für die Strukturpolitik der Europäischen Union und deren Durchführung. Integration, Durchsetzung, Unterstützung, Offenheit sowie Begleitung und Kontrolle sind die angesprochenen Grundsätze.

Community Development Dynamics: National Goals and Local Priorities

1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
S F Liebschutz
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Block Grant ◽  
Federal Aid ◽  
Block Grants ◽  
Local Flexibility ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Development Block ◽  
Federal Administration

The dynamism of US federalism has been the object of considerable scrutiny among scholars in recent years as federal aid to states and localities increased dramatically. Among the various forms of aid that emerged over the past decade were block grants designed to give greater autonomy to local decisionmakers. However, it is possible to undermine that process goal by aggressive federal administration of the funds. In this paper, the question posed is: ‘whose policy preferences—national or community—have the greater effect’? Data from the field network evaluation study of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by the Brookings Institution for the period 1974–1980 are used to examine local decisionmaking during the Ford and Carter administrations. Analysis of the decisionmaking process indicates the domination of local, as opposed to national, actors over the content of local CDBG programs. Findings concerning program choices and beneficiaries show the exercise of considerable local autonomy, at the same time that localities are responding to the preferences of the national government. The paper is concluded with a discussion of the future of community development processes and programs, given the preference of the Reagan Administration for greater local flexibility.

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