Developing communities /
Susan Kenny and Tammy Hand.
- 6th edition.
- xxi, 446 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1. Background and basics -- The nature of community development -- Local and global contexts -- Theoretical perspectives and concepts -- Community development and the state -- Part 2. Practical foundations -- Processes and practices -- Community organizations -- Activities and practices -- Working for solidarity - collective action across difference -- Funding, research and evaluation -- Part 3. Key issues in community development today -- Difficulties and dilemmas -- Challenges and opportunities for the future.
"Community development is a living field of theory and practice. The enduring features of community development include the commitment to human rights; the empowerment of ordinary people, and especially those who are disadvantaged and oppressed: and support for communities to exert greater control over decisions that affect their lives." -- Worldcat
9780170452755
Community development--Australia. Community development. Community development--Study and teaching.