Green and Haines, Asset Building & Community Development, Fourth Edition
Instructor Resource
Exam #3
I. Essay Questions. Answer four of the following questions. Limit your answer to three typed
(double-spaced) pages per question.
1. Richard Florida has argued that the key factors in community and economic
development have changed in the past few decades. According to Florida, what are
these changes and what are the implications for community-development
practitioners? What is the major criticism of Florida’s approach? Do you think the
film Downside Up validates Florida’s theory? Why or why not?
2. Why is there a growing interest in community collaboration and regionalism
among community-development practitioners? What are some of the costs and
benefits to community collaboration? Can this collaboration maintain effective
public participation? Why or why not?