The Community Development Reader, 2nd Edition

by James DeFilippis (Editor), Susan Saegert (Editor)

The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. With chapters written by some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book presents a diverse set of perspectives on community development. These selections inform the reader about established and emerging community development institutions and practices as well as the main debates in the field. The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on globalization as well as new chapters on the foreclosure crisis, and emerging forms of community .

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dustin Dye · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Community Development Reader (2nd edition) contains dozens of easily digestible chapters covering both theory and practice in community development. I especially appreciated the section on globalization and the final chapters on social equity.

[Liz Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find the over-intellectualized writing style of academics pretty hard to wade through. I am not sure anyone would be inspired to action from reading this, but you will definitely be smarter.