The Betrayal Of The Poor The Transformation Of Community Action

The experience of the last decade has taught us taht proverty will not be significantly alliviated by conventional bureaucratic methods, but it has taught us very litle about the reosons why not. In this penetrating analysis, Dr. Rose examines the intelectual and organizational pbstacles to planned sosial change. He takes as his model the local comunity action programs which where created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1961 as a means of involving the in habitans of poor communities in the control of the poverty agencies which serve them