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dc.contributor.authorVarady, David
dc.contributor.authorKleinhans, Reinout
dc.contributor.authorVan Ham, Maarten
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-15T12:10:01Z
dc.date.available2015-07-15T12:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationVarady , D , Kleinhans , R & Van Ham , M 2015 , ' The potential of community entrepreneurship for neighbourhood revitalization in the United Kingdom and the United States ' , Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy , vol. 9 , no. 3 , pp. 253-276 . https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2015-0009en
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 202517600
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 0ec35713-fd84-473f-bed3-16e4a96483f3
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84937700777
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000214000700004
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-2106-0702/work/64697477
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/6990
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The global economic crisis has had a major impact on government spending for urban regeneration. In the context of these austerity regimes, in many European countries, community entrepreneurship and active citizenship are increasingly considered as a means to continue small-scale urban revitalisation. This paper investigates recent literature on both British community enterprises (CEs) and American community development corporations (CDCs). The aim is to assess the current potential of community entrepreneurship in neighbourhood revitalization in the United States and the United Kingdom. Design/methodology/approach - Starting from a seminal article, this paper reviews literature focusing on the role of CEs and CDCs in neighbourhood revitalization. Differences and similarities are analysed, taking into account national context differences. Findings - While CDCs have a relatively successful record in affordable housing production in distressed areas, CDCs are fundamentally limited in terms of reversing processes of community decline. CEs in the UK have focused on non-housing issues. Research limitations/implications - This paper asks the question what CEs can learn from CDCs in terms of scope, aims, strategies, accountability, assets and partnerships with public and private actors. However, a systematic literature review has not been conducted. Originality/value - Our comparison reveals similarities but also differences with regard to aims, organizational characteristics, co-operation on multiple scales, and community participation. Apart from lessons that can be learned, we provide recommendations for further research that should cover the lack of empirical evidence in this field.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economyen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2015-0009en
dc.subjectCommunity development corporationsen
dc.subjectCommunity enterprisesen
dc.subjectNeighbourhood revitalizationen
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen
dc.subjectUrban regenerationen
dc.subjectUnited Statesen
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.subjectG Geography (General)en
dc.subjectT-NDASen
dc.subjectSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communitiesen
dc.subject.lccG1en
dc.titleThe potential of community entrepreneurship for neighbourhood revitalization in the United Kingdom and the United Statesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2015-0009
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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