Community Development Around the World
by Campfens, HubertFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-03-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Toronto Pr
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Summary
More than forty authors in six countries representing the major regions of the world offer a truly global perspective on the changing nature of the practice and theory of community development.
Author Biography
Hubert Campfens is Professor of Community Development and Social Planning in the Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acronyms | |
| Introduction to the International Study | p. 1 |
| International Review of Community Development: Theory and Practice | p. 11 |
| Canada | p. 47 |
| Introduction | p. 49 |
| Current Practice | p. 51 |
| The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, Toronto: Transforming Relations between Refugees, Professionals, and the Community | p. 51 |
| The Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society, Vancouver: Single Parent Women and Community Economic Development | p. 63 |
| Kindling Community Capacity: Onward Willow | p. 77 |
| The Quebec Experience | p. 90 |
| Supportive Institutions in Canada | p. 101 |
| Education and Training | p. 105 |
| Research | p. 111 |
| Theory | p. 116 |
| The Netherlands | p. 135 |
| Introduction | p. 137 |
| The Roots of CD Work in the Netherlands | p. 140 |
| Practice | p. 148 |
| CD Work and Physical Environment Protection (PEP) | p. 148 |
| The Flesseman Project: Neighbourhood Services for the Elderly in Amsterdam | p. 157 |
| Project European Community (EC) Anti-poverty Action Program: An Integrative Approach | p. 167 |
| Institutions Supporting CD | p. 185 |
| Education and Training | p. 187 |
| CD and Research | p. 190 |
| Theoretical Developments in Community Work in the Netherlands | p. 196 |
| Conclusion | p. 209 |
| Israel | p. 217 |
| Introduction | p. 219 |
| Current Practice | p. 221 |
| Ossim Shalom: A Community Demonstration Project for Peace and Welfare | p. 221 |
| Pioneering Community Work in a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community in Jerusalem | p. 231 |
| Training Local Activists | p. 242 |
| Organizational Structure of Community Work | p. 252 |
| Community Work Research | p. 258 |
| Education and Training for Community Work | p. 264 |
| Theoretical Perspective on Community Work | p. 267 |
| Ghana | p. 275 |
| Introduction | p. 277 |
| A Historical Perspective on Community Development | p. 279 |
| Current Practice | p. 288 |
| The Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills: A Rural Shelter Project | p. 288 |
| Income-generating Projects in Southern Ghana: Women's Perceptions | p. 292 |
| Research in Community Development | p. 306 |
| Theoretical and Policy Perspective | p. 313 |
| Bangladesh | p. 329 |
| Introduction | p. 331 |
| Current Practice | p. 333 |
| Nandanpur Farmers' Co-operative Society: The 'Two-Tier' Co-operative System | p. 333 |
| Mohanpur Rural Mothers' Centres: A Multidimensional Approach to Family Planning and Education for Rural Women | p. 341 |
| The Shishapara Landless Group: An International NGO Multipurpose Development Initiative | p. 346 |
| Urban Community Development: Two Case Studies | p. 349 |
| Supportive Institutions | p. 357 |
| Education and Training | p. 360 |
| Research | p. 363 |
| Theory and Policy Trends | p. 370 |
| Chile | p. 385 |
| Introduction | p. 387 |
| Decentralization and Local Development in Chile: Concepts and Issues | p. 391 |
| Toward a Local Development Policy in Chile: Enabling and Hindering Factors | p. 398 |
| Local Development Programs: Three Cases Illustrations | p. 414 |
| The Reality of Local Development: Analysis and Discussion of Case Examples | p. 420 |
| Conclusion | p. 430 |
| Comparisons and Conclusions: An International Framework for Practice in the Twenty-First Century | p. 437 |
| 'Framework Theory' Outline for Policy Development, Program Planning and CD Practice | p. 467 |
| Highlights of Cases Compared | p. 471 |
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