Community Development Theory, Values and Practices

Community Development: Theory, Values and Practice is written to meet the needs of students, practitioners, policymakers, and development professionals who are directly involved in community-based initiatives at local, national, and global levels. This book is systematically structured, beginning with the fundamental concepts of community and development, and progressing towards applied discussions on participation, community development workers, implementing agencies, and community economic development as the foundation of social well-being. A key message articulated in this book is, community development is multifactorial process and should not be seen as a final goal to measure a community’s development.