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Introduction touches on the roots of the community development sector, the need for and growth of this work, and its evolving nature. There are short descriptions of the three types of nonprofit organizations that are the focus of this book: community development corporations (CDCs), regional housing development organizations (RHDOs), and community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Finally, the framework for the book is presented which is: community development organizations should utilize core competencies as comparative advantages to better improve the social, economic, and physical conditions in communities.
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Zdenek, R.O., Walsh, D. (2017). Introduction. In: Navigating Community Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47701-9_1
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