Abstract
Despite recent community organization efforts and some government programs emphasizing local input, there is still a low degree of citizen participation and community control in the black ghetto. This condition has been well documented, and its causes have been subjected to a great deal of analysis. Camille Jeffers (1967) discussed powerlessness, both real and imagined, among ghetto residents. Nathan Wright (1968), in his brilliant analysis of the Newark riot situation, provides similar documentation and analysis of the problem. Wright traced the outcomes of several public issues relating to black people in New Jersey and found in every instance that the preferences of the black community were disregarded by the officials who ultimately made the decisions. Various studies have shown that the general absence of meaningful local control in the black ghetto is due to several factors, including the following: neighborhood instability (due largely to urban renewal disruptions; Wilson, 1967: 288); few influential positions are held by the poor (Waterman, 1966:
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