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Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on September 21, 2006
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsl030
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© Oxford University Press and Community Development Journal. 2006 All rights reserved

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The challenge of Democratic participation in the community development process

Peter McKinlay 1 *

1 Director, McKinlay Douglas Ltd, 36-42 Grey Street P O Box 13125 Tauranga New Zealand

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Peter McKinlay, E-mail: peter{at}mdl.co.nz


  Abstract

The purpose of local government as set out in section 10 of the New Zealand Local Government Act 2002 is to enable democratic decision-making and action by, and on behalf of, communities and to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.

This paper will cover the following areas.

• Articulate the purposes and objectives of the 2002 rewrite of New Zealand local government legislation, including the empowerment of communities, and the parallel with international practice in local government.

• Examine the theoretical and practical implications of the long term council community plan and the community development process.

• Critically examine the effectiveness of the approach to community development by New Zealand local councils where, unlike in other countries such as the United Kingdom, they do not have the role of providing social services.

• Explore the paradox of community development within the New Zealand statutory sector.

• Provide a framework that enables a more effective community consultation process for community development.


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