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Economic Development – the conundrum of community

January 28, 2000

During the seventies and eighties it was relatively clear that economics was about business, and as such, development was about business attraction.  This picture began to blur with advances in …

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Community and Development – a conundrum

May 20, 1997

Current government retrenchment with an ensuing devolution of responsibilities to more local areas is causing interesting dynamics in the field of community and economic development.  Traditionally considered the domain of …

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Community Regeneration – encouraging dreams

July 30, 1996

(The boat featured in the photo is one of the “ripples” as it was built in a neigbouring village by youth under the guidance of another man who had a …

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Alex’s dream/Sinclair’s vision

July 15, 1996

(This is Alex and the boat of his dreams.  It was built by Alex and a group of volunteers in Portsoy, Scotland as one of their inputs into the Scottish …

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Development and Culture – an inextricable link

June 13, 1995

The integration of econ­omies, shifts in manufacturing bases, communications develop­ments and technological developments are having impacts, causing stress and re-evaluation of institutions, programs and methodol­ogies.  These economic thrusts are shaping …

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Welcome to my website!

It is intended to be a forum to communicate, share and engage with others the lessons learned from people in many countries of the world. It is my way of paying tribute to the teachers and mentors from all walks of life who shared so openly their ideas, knowledge and beliefs. Hopefully we can generate a dialogue on the importance of community in our lives; no matter where or how we live.

William Pardy

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