On 12/09/04, Peter Burgess wrote: > The sort of modelling I am looking for is a (much simplified) village > version of the UN System of National Accounts
As a community organizer I have found the thinking of these two people helpful, especially when it comes to examining the engines of economic development in poorer communities: Jane Jacobs: http://www.newcolonist.com/jane_jacobs.html John L. McKnight: http://www.fordfound.org/elibrary/documents/5013/010.cfm McKnight speaks directly about assets. Jacobs speaks about, among other things, looking at economics from the vantage point of the street. What I like about Jacobs is her focus on real life. I believe they both help us get out of certain boxes. Whether or not they put us in other boxes is for others to say. Cheers, Lee ------------------------------------ Jhai Foundation Lee Thorn Chair [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.jhai.org 350 Townsend St., Ste. 309 San Francisco, CA 94107 USA tel: 1 415 344 0360 fax: 1 415 344 0360 mobile: 1 415 420 2870 ------------------------------------ ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
