{"product_id":"9780627023507","title":"Community Development \u0026 Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe authors investigate the evolution of thought on community development from a methodology and technique to a set of (often normative) principles. Based on an extensive literature study the book argues that the more recently evolved fashionable concepts such as participatory development, people-centred development and empowerment can all be traced to a 'community development' origin. They conclude that community development was not evil but that, in the hands of powerful people, it became a tool of marginalisation and disempowerment. Key issues on community development are introduced and explained by way of annotated case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Hennie+Swanepoel\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eHennie Swanepoel\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Frik+De+Beer\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eFrik De Beer\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hennie Swanepoel,Frik De Beer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379892830371,"sku":"9780627023507","price":540.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780627023507_137f5b97-2e08-4b2b-9e8a-26cfe69ef89a.jpg?v=1776482794","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780627023507","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}