Product Description

'The Community' is seen by many as the solution to a range of challenges: social, political and economic exclusion and polarisation; crime and moral decline; the caring crisis; sustainable development. But communities are complex phenomena and ideas of community empowerment contain many tensions and contradictions. This book explores the challenges involved in empowering communities and assesses the lessons for policy and practice from the experience of some three decades of community-based approaches to social disadvantage and exclusion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365255 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Review
'[A]n excellent overview of how the concept of community has been interpreted and (ab)used by politicians and policymakers...The book takes familiar concepts and methods, weaving them together to build a new framework [and] throws up a number of challenging questions and some illuminating insights...[it] is unreservedly recommended for policy-makers and anyone working in or with communities. It will also be of immense value to students, researchers and academics seeking a comprehensive synthesis' - Alison Gilchrist, Community Development Journal

'[G]rounded, authoritative and timely...a crucial contribution to an important policy debate' - John Houghton, Environmental Planning

About the Author
MARILYN TAYLOR is Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration, University of the West Of England.