"quite simply a wonderful book about the challenge of rethinking what community development can become in the twenty-first Century...deserves to be read widely" Community Development Journal
"although community work/development is no longer in the repertoire of most social workers, this book reminds us what the possibilities once were and perhaps could be again." Professional Social Work
"This coherent and timely collection makes the convincing case for social class to be moved from the sidelines back to the centre of theory and practice in contemporary community development." Mick Carpenter, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick
"This wonderful new book is a welcomed contribution to the literature which relates community development to social class and public policy --- with special emphasis on inequalities in society." Barry Checkoway, University of Michigan, USA

Mae Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Community Education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. With a background in practice, she has a long established interest in the politics of community development and has published widely in this field. Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research has included learning for active citizenship, and access to justice in disadvantaged communities.