Description
Book SynopsisCommunity development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This unique Reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. It will be invaluable to those pursuing community development careers, for activists, and for all those teaching, training and practising community development.
Trade Review"An invaluable and timely resource for anyone interested in tracking the history of community development in the UK" Journal of Social Policy
"A very good selection of material spanning several decades." Clare Worley, Manchester Metropolitan University
"The Community Development Reader is a very good durable resource for people already intellectually engaged with CD, especially on the educational side." Community Developmeant Journal
"A vital contribution to understanding community development’s potential for progressive social change in the struggle for a fair, just and sustainable world." Margaret Ledwith, Emeritus Professor of Community Development & Social Justice, University of Cumbria
Table of ContentsSection one: Debates and themes: setting the scene; Section two: In and against the state: mid-1960s to mid to late 1970s; Section three: In and against the market: mid to late 1970s to early 1990s; Section four: Between the state and the market? early 1990s onwards; Section five: Afterword; Section six: Key texts and resources.
