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Community Based Initiative and State Urban Policy: The Church Urban Fund

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  • Paul Lawless
  • Peter Else
  • Richard Farnell
  • Rob Furbey
  • Sue Lund
  • Benita Wishart

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LAWLESS P., ELSE P., FARNELL R., FURBEY R., LUND S. and WISHART B. (1998) Community based initiative and state urban policy: the Church Urban Fund, Reg. Studies 32 , 161-174. For much of the post 1979 period, community based development initiatives have played only a limited role in urban economic and social regeneration. A number of more informal community based initiatives have however been implemented. Of these the Church of England's Church Urban Fund (CUF), represents one of the more substantial innovations. By 1994 the CUF Trustees had approved over 1,000 projects collectively worth more than 17 million. In 1994 the authors undertook an evaluation of the CUF based on 21 local projects in Birmingham, Manchester and Southwark. This evaluation concluded that CUF projects had only limited generalized impacts on urban areas, but had directly assisted small numbers of individuals, occasionally in a dramatic fashion. CUF initiatives are characterized by extensive inter-agency networking, although relationships with local authorities sometimes prove problematic. CUF projects are generally not especially innovative. And, although the CUF is being placed under increasing pressure from local clients, it cannot hope to plug gaps in the welfare state to any substantial degree. It may be best to refocus the CUF such that it supports a small number of exemplar projects. LAWLESS P., ELSE P., FARNELL R., FURBEY R., LUND S. et WISHART B. (1998) Les actions d'initiative locale et la politique des villes d'initiative nationale: le fonds de l'Eglise en faveur du milieu urbain, Reg. Studies 32 , 161-174. Pour la plupart, les actions d'initiative locale ne jouent depuis 1979 qu'un role limitedans la restauration economique et sociale urbaine. Toujours est-il qu'un nombre d'actions d'initiative locale officieuses ont etemises en oeuvre, dont le Church Urban Fund (le CUF), le fonds de l'Eglise anglicane en faveur du milieu urbain qui represente une des innovations les plus importantes. Avant 1994 les fiduciaires du CUF avaient approuveplus de 1.000 projets d'un montant global de 17m. En 1994 le CUF a etee value a partir de 21 projets locaux a Birmingham, a Manchester et a Southwark. Il s'est avereque les retombees generales des projets CUF sur les zones urbaines avaient etelimitees mais avaient aide directement, voire sensiblement, quelques individus. Les actions du CUF se caracterisent par une connexion considerable des agences, bien que les rapports avec l'administration locale s'averent quelquefois problematiques. Les projets CUF ne sont guere innovateurs et quoique les clients locaux fassent de plus en plus appel au CUF, il ne peut pas pretendre a boucher sensiblement les trous de la protection sociale. Peutetre qu'il vaudrait mieux concentrer les ressources du CUF sur le soutien d'un petit nombre de projets modeles. LAWLESS P., ELSE P., FARNELL R., FURBEY R., LUND S. und WISHART B. (1998) Gemeinschaftsinitiativen und staatliche Stadtpolitik: kirchliche Mittel fur Stadte, Reg. Studies 32 , 161-174. In einem Grossteil der Zeit nach 1979 haben Gemeinschaftsinitiativen nur eine beschrankte Rolle bei stadtischer und gesellschaftlicher Erneuerung gespielt, obschon eine Anzahl weniger straff organisierter Gemeinschaftsinitiativen in die Tat umgesetzt worden sind. Unter diesen stellen die Mittel der englischen Staatskirche fur Stadte (CUF) eine der bedeutenderen Initiativen dar. Im Jahre 1994 hatten die Treuhander des CUF mehr als 1000 Projekte genehmigt, die zusammen mehr als 17 Millionen wert waren. Im gleichen Jahr fuhrten die Autoren anhand 21 ortlicher Projekte des CUF in Birmingham, Manchester und Southwark eine Bewertung durch, die zu dem Schluss kam, dass Projekte des CUF zwar nur begrenzte allgemeine Auswirkungen auf Stadtgebiete, Einzelpersonen jedoch direkt, und zuweilen sogar auf dramatische Art und Weise geholfen hatten. Typische Initiativen des CUF bedienen sich extensiver Netze zusammenarbeitender Agenturen, wahrend Beziehungen zu Ortsbehorden sich oft als problematisch erwiesen. Initiativen des CUF zeichnen sich im allgemeinen nicht besonders durch Innovation aus, und trotz zunehmendem Druck auf CUF durch Kunden am Orte, besteht wenig Hoffnung, dass CUF die Lucken des Wohlfahrtsstaates wwirksam schliessen kann. Am besten ware es, Mittel des CUF so einzusetzen, dass er eine kleine Anzahl vorbildlicher Projekte unterstu¨tzt.

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  • Paul Lawless & Peter Else & Richard Farnell & Rob Furbey & Sue Lund & Benita Wishart, 1998. "Community Based Initiative and State Urban Policy: The Church Urban Fund," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 161-174.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:32:y:1998:i:2:p:161-174
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409850123044
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