
Community Organization and Development
from its history towards a model for the future
Steve Clarke(Author)
University of Wales Press
Published on 23. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-78683-050-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book traces the development of community development/organization as it evolved separately in Britain and the United States, and how the social and political situations in each country determined the various shapes and directions it took. In presenting a comprehensive history of the subject, Community Organization and Development draws on local and international factors that have helped to shape its application and fortunes across varied settings. Recent economic and social pressures, the changing demographics of developed economies, and the rise of social and cultural diversity all contribute to the need for a comprehensive model that can be deployed to effect the necessary social changes required for sustained change with stability. The history of this intervention technique throws up many examples from which insight can be gained for the present time, and Wales is used as an example of how national policy and local development could be combined for maximum effect. Community development should become reliable and quantifiable, and the comprehensive model developed here demonstrates how and when it should be deployed.
Reviews / Votes
'Steve Clarke brings a lifetime's experience, and a lifetime's willingness to challenge received wisdoms, to this informative and provocative account of community activism and its future in Wales.' - Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local GovernmentMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78683-050-0 (9781786830500)
DOI
10.1234/b10880
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Person
Steve Clarke is a Research Fellow at Swansea University, Wales, and has over fifty years of international field work, consultancy and teaching experience in community development to health professionals and social workers.
Content
Dedication Foreword Acknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction 1 Background to community development and its relevance to sustainable planning2 The historical development of community development to 1940 3 Community development in the modern era - an international perspective 4 Community development in the modern era - community development in the UK5 Conclusions and final analysis Bibliography Index