Public Policy in the Community (Public Policy and Politics)

Public Policy in the Community (Public Policy and Politics)

by Marilyn Taylor (Author)

Synopsis

"The community" is seen by many as the solution to a range of challenges: social, political and economic exclusion and polarization, crime and moral decline, the caring crisis, and sustainable development. But communities are complex phenomena and ideas of community empowerment contain many tensions and contradictions. This text explores the challenges involved in empowering communities and assesses the lessons for policy and practice from the experience of some three decades of community-based approaches to social disadvantage and exclusion.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 13 Dec 2002

ISBN 10: 0333754255
ISBN 13: 9780333754252

Media Reviews
'[A]n excellent overview of how the concept of community has been interpreted and (ab)used by politicians and policymakers...The book takes familiar concepts and methods, weaving them together to build a new framework [and] throws up a number of challenging questions and some illuminating insights...[it] is unreservedly recommended for policy-makers and anyone working in or with communities. It will also be of immense value to students, researchers and academics seeking a comprehensive synthesis' - Alison Gilchrist, Community Development Journal '[G]rounded, authoritative and timely...a crucial contribution to an important policy debate' - John Houghton, Environmental Planning
Author Bio
MARILYN TAYLOR is Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration, University of the West Of England.