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McConnell, Charlie – Community Development Journal, 1991
Provides an overview of the issues facing community development in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Discusses possibilities for international cooperation across Europe in the 1990s. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations, Foreign Countries

Hilhorst, Dorothea – Community Development Journal, 1997
A case study of an official organization's attempt to organize Dutch rural women who had already formed their own informal groups illustrates issues of knowledge, power, and control. The resulting conflict demonstrates the wisdom of following local organizing practices when attempting development interventions. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Females, Foreign Countries