Community Economic Development

This important book examines the ways in which community economic development can contribute to local and regional regeneration. It presents a unique overview of the state of contemporary British practice in this important policy area.

Graham Haughton

I. Putting the Community into Economic Developments: Challenges to Social Exclusion and to the Economic Orthodoxy. II. Governance and Community: Engaging Strategically, Building Capacity and Developing Local Legitimacy. III. Making a Difference: Devising, Implementing and Evaluating Community Economic Development Strategies and Projects. IV. Conclusions: Lessons form the Past and Present, Lessons for the Future.