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The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority
Banks, S.; Orton, A.
Authors
Dr Andrew Orton a.j.orton@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Abstract
This article offers a brief overview of the challenges facing UK local authorities, including the need to enhance public participation in decision making and service delivery, improve service performance and increase partnership working. It explores the potential contribution of community development work to meeting these challenges, drawing on a case study of one UK county council. The essential tensions and conflicts in the role of community development workers in a local authority are highlighted, showing how the modernization process introduced by the New Labour government is adding further layers of complexity and ambiguity.
Citation
Banks, S., & Orton, A. (2007). The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority. Community Development Journal, 42(1), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi074
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 2007-01 |
| Deposit Date | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Publicly Available Date | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Journal | Community Development Journal |
| Print ISSN | 0010-3802 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1468-2656 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-113 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi074 |
| Keywords | Community development, Local authorities, Modernisation of public services. |
| Publisher URL | http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/bsi074?ijkey=ymWERhv1J4JCTzz&keytype=ref |
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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Community development journal following peer review. The version of record Banks, S. & Orton, A. (2007). The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority. Community Development Journal 42(1): 97-113 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi074
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