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Community Development. Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

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In its fifth edition, this account continues to be the definitive guide for community development workers, students, and practitioners alike. It contextualizes poverty against the backdrop of the Millennium Development Goals and explains the process of community development—detailing, in particular, the skills required by a community development worker, especially communication. 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.

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Community Development. Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Hennie Swanepoel, Frik De Beer

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2011
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Title
Community Development. Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Language
English
Publisher
Juta
Released
2011
Format
Paperback
Pages
308
ISBN10
0702188751
ISBN13
9780702188756
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In its fifth edition, this account continues to be the definitive guide for community development workers, students, and practitioners alike. It contextualizes poverty against the backdrop of the Millennium Development Goals and explains the process of community development—detailing, in particular, the skills required by a community development worker, especially communication. 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.