Community Planning Organizations Coping with Their Problems: The Case of the Welfare Council

Authors

Fred M. Cox, University of Michigan
John E. Tropman, University of Michigan

Abstract

Community welfare councils, sharply attacked in the 1960's, have survived, while many of their competitors have lost ground. Understanding their survival may help community planning agencies and planners. This study combines data from a survey of community welfare councils with data from a longitudinal study of a single council. The basic problem of councils is conceptualized as value precariousness, following Clark and Selznick, and data are provided that tend to confirm the existence of this problem among councils. The ways in which councils cope with the problem are described in some detail. Finally, the findings are compared with three similar studies.

Recommended Citation

Cox, Fred M. and Tropman, John E. (1976) "Community Planning Organizations Coping with Their Problems: The Case of the Welfare Council," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 3: Iss. 5, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1145
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol3/iss5/4