Public Policy in the Community, Second Edition (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction.- The Changing Fortunes of Community.- Community in Policy and Practice.- Ideas of Community.- Contradictions of Community.- Prescribing Community to the Poor.- Power and Empowerment.- Power in the Policy Process.- Experiencing Empowerment.- Reclaiming Community.- Reclaiming Power.- The Challenge for Communities.- The Institutional Challenge.- Community Empowerment: Myth or Reality?.