Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and boxes vi
4. one Introduction 1
5. two What is community development? 9
6. three The changing policy context 29
7. four Theoretical concepts 49
8. five Effective and ethical community development: what’s needed? 77
9. six Applying community development in different service areas 103
10. seven Challenges for practice 131
11. eight Future prospects 155
12. Appendix: Resources 191
13. Index 199