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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459261903321

Autore

Henderson Paul <1942->

Titolo

Community development and civil society : Making connections in the European context / / Paul Henderson and Ilona Vercseg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, OR : , : Policy, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4473-0192-7

1-282-70624-1

9786612706240

1-84742-859-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

307.14

Soggetti

Opbouwwerk

Community development

Civil society

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Social Work

POLITICAL SCIENCE - Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development

Civil society - Great Britain

Community development - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction; 2. Civil society; 3. Community development; 4. Socialisation; 5. Economic wealth; 6. Social participation; 7. Social control; 8. Mutual support and solidarity; 9. The potential of community development; 10. Learning and support; 11. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Set within the context of Europe, this book demonstrates the contribution that community development can make to strengthening civil society. The book interweaves case studies with discussion of community development principles and theory to provide a critical and



accessible approach.