Community Power and Grassroots Democracy: The Transformation of Social Life - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 185649487X ISBN 13: 9781856494878

Casa editrice: Zed Books, 1997

Riassunto

Popular participation, local democracy and grassroots organizing have become watchwords not only for social movements the world over but even for official development agencies. In refreshing contrast to the tendency to skate over the internal divisions and stratification that characterise all communities, this book asks the hard questions - about the power of central bureaucracies, the lack of local skills and organizational experience, the impact of national and transnational structures, and social divisions.

Not only does the reader learn an immense amount about the limits as well as potential of community initiatives in the South, but the new social movements approach is skilfully married with resource mobilization theory to develop a more nuanced and inclusive theoretical paradigm. This can help us to understand and advance community-based forms of popular power in all their rich variety as one part of the solution to the development crisis.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Zed Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 185649487X
• ISBN 13: 9781856494878
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 230
• Redattore: Kaufman Michael, Dilla Alfonso Haraldo
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile