Community Development: Creating Community Alternatives-Vision, Analysis and Practice

Community Development: Creating Community Alternatives-Vision, Analysis and Practice

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Author: Jim Ife

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 240


Suitable for courses in second year social work and above. This book explores the potential for community development to form the basis of an alternative to traditional welfare services. The book begins by examining the current crisis in human services and then offers community-based services as an alternative. It focuses on community development as the crucial factor required to make the community alternative effective. The author examines how community development can be achieved in social, economic and political terms and integrates ecological perspectives with issues of social justice. He then proceeds to examine how such principles can be practically applied by the human service provider.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Jim Ife

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 240


Suitable for courses in second year social work and above. This book explores the potential for community development to form the basis of an alternative to traditional welfare services. The book begins by examining the current crisis in human services and then offers community-based services as an alternative. It focuses on community development as the crucial factor required to make the community alternative effective. The author examines how community development can be achieved in social, economic and political terms and integrates ecological perspectives with issues of social justice. He then proceeds to examine how such principles can be practically applied by the human service provider.