TY - BOOK AU - Kenny,Susan AU - Hand,Tammy TI - Developing communities SN - 9780170452755 AV - HN49.C6 .K46 2022 U1 - 307.140994 23 PY - 2022/// CY - South Melbourne, Victoria Australia PB - Cengage Learning Australia KW - Community development KW - Australia. KW - Study and teaching. N1 - 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 N2 - "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 ER -