Community Development - A critical approach Author:Margaret Ledwith Each substantive chapter concludes with

Each substantive chapter concludes with a summary and recommendations for further reading

while drawing on the author’s experience in Scotland to highlight the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice

Written specifically for a US and UK market

and the faith identities of minority ethnic communities have been largely bypassed

is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa

Community Development - A critical approach Author:Margaret Ledwith Each substantive chapter concludes withMargaret Ledwith is one of the UKs most highly regarded community development practitioners and academics. This book, developed from her classic text, Participating in transformation, is an invaluable new resource for students and practitioners in the field. The book advocates a critical approach to community development that locates theory in practice, emphasising its transformative rather than ameliorative potential.