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Book SynopsisMoving beyond theoretical notions of resilience' this is the first book to offer a conceptual and empirical approach to exploring and comparing the process of resilience across service hubs' in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles and Sydney.
Trade Review"DeVerteuil demonstrates well the complex interplay of public, private and voluntary sectors across the three city regions studied and offers real insight around the varied strategies that have enabled VSOs' survival." Antipode
"Makes a vital contribution to a wider search for a more realistic understanding of what is really happening on the ground of key urban governance and policy realms" - Voluntas
“An insightful and theory-laden exposition of the challenges facing the voluntary sector in the 21st century… the appeal of this book goes beyond geographers to include those interested in welfare reforms, voluntary sector provision and the city as a contested arena.” The Voluntary Sector Review
"The siege on the welfare state has destroyed most collective consumption institutions, yet voluntary organisations survive in the global city. DeVerteuil’s excellent analysis shows us how – and why it matters." Elvin Wyly, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Table of ContentsPart One: Introducing resilience in the post-welfare inner city: conceptual and methodological considerations; Introduction; Resilience and residualism; The voluntary sector within the post-welfare city; Part Two: Case studies: spatial and social resilience in London, Los Angeles and Sydney; National and local settlements: London, UK; Los Angeles, US; and Sydney, Australia; Established gentrified place-types; Mixed place-types; Pioneer gentrified place-types; Immigrant enclaves; Comparative analysis and summary; Part Three: Conclusions, critical resilience, commons and austerity; The critical resilience of the residuals; Here, now: recasting service hubs in an age of austerity.
