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Harnessing Community Self-Help: Some Lessons from Rural England

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  • Colin C. Williams

    (Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK)

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Attempts to harness community self-help currently tend to follow the ‘third sector’ route of developing existing community-based groups. The aim of this paper is to evaluate critically this approach. Drawing upon case study evidence from rural England, existing community-based groups are displayed to be primarily sociability vehicles for higher-income populations. In consequence, if community self-help is to be harnessed to improve the material circumstances of lower-income populations, a ‘third sector’ approach is inappropriate. Instead, a ‘fourth sector’ approach is shown to be required that develops acts of one-to-one reciprocity. The paper concludes by outlining some possible initiatives to implement this policy approach.

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  • Colin C. Williams, 2002. "Harnessing Community Self-Help: Some Lessons from Rural England," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 17(2), pages 136-146, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:17:y:2002:i:2:p:136-146
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940210129898
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    1. Lobley, Matt & Potter, Clive & Butler, Allan J. & Whitehead, Ian & Millard, Nick, 2005. "The Wider Social Impacts of Changes in the Structure of Agricultural Businesses," Research Reports 31745, University of Exeter, Centre for Rural Policy Research.
    2. Jose M Alonso & Rhys Andrews, 2019. "Fiscal decentralisation and local government efficiency: Does relative deprivation matter?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 37(2), pages 360-381, March.

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