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The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits

John McKnight

An illuminating look at how the experts' best efforts to rebuild and revitalize communities are in fact destroying them.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publish Date: Apr 2nd, 1996
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.36in - 0.61in - 0.54lb
  • EAN: 9780465091263
  • Categories: Sociology - GeneralPublic Policy - Social Services & WelfareAmerican Government - National

About the Author

John McKnight is the coauthor of a guide for community development entitled Community Building from the Inside Out. He is the director of the Community Studies Program at the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research at Northwestern University, where he also teaches. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.