Disadvantaged by Where You Live?

And, Ian

ISBN 10: 1861348940 / ISBN 13: 9781861348944

Published by Policy Press, 2007

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"Disadvantaged by where you live?" offers a major contribution to academic debates on the neighbourhood both as a sphere of governance and as a point of public service delivery under New Labour since 1997. Editor(s): Smith, Ian; Lepine, Eileen; Taylor, Marilyn. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410. . 2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disadvantaged by Where You Live?
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861348940
• ISBN 13: 9781861348944
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

"Disadvantaged by where you live?" distils lessons from work on neighbourhoods carried out within the Cities Research Centre of the University of the West of England over the past seven years. It offers a major contribution to academic debates on the neighbourhood both as a sphere of governance and as a point of public service delivery under New Labour since 1997.

The book explores how 'the neighbourhood' has been used in policy in the UK; what the 'appropriate contribution' of neighbourhood governance is and how this relates to concepts of multi-level governance; the tensions that are visible at the neighbourhood level and what this tells us about wider governance issues.

The book explores and reflects on the notion of neighbourhood governance from a variety of perspectives that reflect the unique depth and breadth of the Centre's research programme. Neighbourhood governance is examined in relation to: multi-level governance and city-regions; local government; mainstreaming; cross-national differences in neighbourhood policy; community and civil society; diversity; different conceptions of democracy; and, evaluation and learning. In doing so, the book identifies useful conceptual tools for analysing the present and future contribution of policy to neighbourhoods.

About the Author

Marilyn Taylor, Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London Marilyn Taylor teaches in the areas of community involvement in neighbourhood renewal, partnerships, community participation. Her research interests include neighbourhood renewal, civil renewal, accountability, community participation and empowerment, voluntary and community sector role and development.