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Community Development Journal 2006 41(2):257-260; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsl007
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No Overall Control: Experiencing Community Development in Rural Britain

Angela Ellis, Ann Hindley, Rob Macmillan, Duncan Scott, Denise Servante Centre for Applied Social research, University of Manchester, 2004, 57 pp., ISBN 0 947556 47 2; Available from: Community Development Xchange, admin@cdx.org.uk £5.70

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The publication is a welcome addition to the limited sources of literature available to community-based practitioners generally and particularly to those working in rural areas. ‘No Overall Control’ aims to explore the reality of community development in rural Britain, through a series of stories that highlight the conflicts and tensions that appear to be a feature of rural change.

The book starts with an outline of the issues, policy context and the increasing though still underdeveloped research base around community activity and community involvement in rural areas. It then takes a micro level . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Mandy Wilson and Pete Wilde

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