Class, Inequality and Community Development

With inequality continuing to be an incredibly salient political and social issue, this book on the part it plays in community development could not be more timely. Arguing strenuously that class analysis should be central to any discussion of the potential benefits of community development, because otherwise development can simply mask the underlying causes of inequality, the book brings together contributors from a wide range of backgrounds to explore the ways that an understanding of class can offer a new path in the face of increasing social polarization.

Mae Shaw is a senior lecturer in community education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Marjorie Mayo is emeritus professor of community development at Goldsmiths, University of London.