Synopsis
This 5th Edition continues to be the definitive guide for community development workers, students and practitioners alike. The book contextualizes poverty against the backdrop of the Millennium Development Goals and explains the process of community development with specific reference to the community development worker's role. In this latest edition more attention is paid to the development environment, concepts such as asset-based community development and the social enterprise sector are explained, and the principles of sustainability and compassion are underscored. Apart from context and process, the book details the skills required by a community development worker, with a focus on the importance of communication.
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About the Author
Professor Hennie Swanepoel and Professor Frik de Beer have spent most of their professional careers working in the University of South Africa's Department of Development Studies. Their research has been published in numerous publications with this text, Community Development - Breaking the cycle of poverty, being the most comprehensive.
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