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Preface
Introduction: elite competition, community action, and democratic theory in the expansion of American democracy
Professional turf battles in the planning of the mobilization for Youth Project
Sufficiently vague: the Ford Foundation, social scientists, and their conceptualizations of community action
Community action and Congressional intent: the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
The mobilization for youth proposal and the project's dispute with area school principals
Challenging "social work colonialism" in Harlem: the Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited and Associated Community Teams proposals and early project disputes
The HARYOU-ACT and mobilization for youth project crises of 1964
Black protest and white backlash: the rise and fall of community action in the war on poverty
Conclusion: the legacy of impossible democracy.
Introduction: elite competition, community action, and democratic theory in the expansion of American democracy
Professional turf battles in the planning of the mobilization for Youth Project
Sufficiently vague: the Ford Foundation, social scientists, and their conceptualizations of community action
Community action and Congressional intent: the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
The mobilization for youth proposal and the project's dispute with area school principals
Challenging "social work colonialism" in Harlem: the Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited and Associated Community Teams proposals and early project disputes
The HARYOU-ACT and mobilization for youth project crises of 1964
Black protest and white backlash: the rise and fall of community action in the war on poverty
Conclusion: the legacy of impossible democracy.