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Poverty, power and policy dilemmas: Lessons from the community empowerment programme in England

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  • Houghton, John P.

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  • Blume, Toby

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This paper tells the story of the community empowerment programme in England between 2001 and 2008, and identifies the lessons for the future. The authors argue that the original ambition of the programme, to empower communities to become equal partners in the task of neighbourhood renewal, was undermined by inconsistent central government policy and opposition from local authorities. The programme did pioneer and promote new participative methods however, which are increasingly commonplace. Future empowerment policies need to be made available to the most deprived communities.

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  • Houghton, John P. & Blume, Toby, 2011. "Poverty, power and policy dilemmas: Lessons from the community empowerment programme in England," Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(3), pages 207-217, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2011:v:4:i:3:p:207-217
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    Keywords

    Empowerment; communities; local government; participation; representation;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z33 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Marketing and Finance

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