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Community development is both a collective effort and an achievement driven by individual facilitators with the aim of lifting a community out of povertyThe sixth edition of Community Development: Breaking the cycle of poverty continues to be a definitive guide for community development workers, students and practitioners alike. The book contextualises poverty and explains the process of community development. It pays attention to the development environment and explains concepts such as asset-based community development and the social enterprise sector. In addition to context and process, the book details the skills required by a community development worker to function in the field. It also explains how to empower the development worker to train others in order to build capacity in the community and work towards breaking the cycle of poverty.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Nature of Community -- CHAPTER 2. Community : Socioculturai Perspective -- CHAPTER 3. Community : Demographic and Ecological Perspectives -- CHAPTER 4. The Process of Community Development -- CHAPTER 5. Leadership and Community Development -- CHAPTER 6. Community Conflict -- CHAPTER 7. Professionals and Community Development -- CHAPTER 8. Research and Community Development -- Index of Names -- Subject Index -- Backmatter

Schilderung der Bemühungen der rhodesischen Regierung, die Extraktion aus den afrikanischen Reservatsgebieten ('Tribal Trust Lands') effektiver zu gestalten und dabei die afrikanische Bevölkerung einzubeziehen