Community empowerment: a reader in participation and development

Editors:
CRAIG Gary, MAYO Marjorie
Publisher:
Zed Books
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
229p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
London

Reviews contemporary campaigns for community participation and empowerment with examples from Europe, the USA, Australia, South and South East Asia, Latin America and Africa. Critically assesses developments in the mixed economy of welfare in terms of their relevance for self-help and community participation. Considers the concept of empowerment and its relation to public policy and developments within social movements. Includes case studies.

Subject terms:
mixed economy of care, older people, participation, physical disabilities, self-help, adult education, communities, community development, empowerment;
Location(s):
Africa, Brazil, Australia, Germany, Nicaragua, Philippines, South Africa, United States, South America
Series name:
(Experiences of Grassroots Development )
ISBN print:
1 85649 338 5

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