The Dilemmas of Development Work

Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary/community sectors, in a society where social inequalities now seem entrenched, where communities are themselves often divided and where government policy speaks about long-term development but funds and evaluates on the basis of short-term principles. This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.

Marjorie Mayo is Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths College, University of London; Chris Miller is Professor of Social Work, Flinders University, South Australia. Paul Hoggett is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol.