Resilience in the post-welfare inner city

Voluntary sector geographies in London, Los Angeles and Sydney

By: Geoffrey DeVerteuil

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Hardcover | 20 May 2015 | Edition Number 1

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300 Pages

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23.4 x 15.6 x 2.03

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Resilience has become an academic and political buzzword for the twenty-first century. In this book, Geoffrey DeVerteuil proposes a more critically engaged and conceptually robust version of the term, applying it to the clusters of voluntary sector organizations deemed "service hubs." The process of resilience in response to the threat of gentrification-induced displacement is compared across ten service hubs in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles, and Sydney. DeVerteuil shows that resilience can be not only about holding on to previous gains, but also about holding out for transformation. The first book to move beyond pure theories of resilience and offer a combined conceptual and empirical approach, Resilience in the Post-Welfare Inner City will interest urban geographers, social planners, and researchers of the voluntary sector.

Industry Reviews

"DeVerteuil demonstrates well the complex interplay of public, private and voluntary sectors across the three city regions studied and offers real insight around the varied strategies that have enabled VSOs' survival." Antipode
"Makes a vital contribution to a wider search for a more realistic understanding of what is really happening on the ground of key urban governance and policy realms" - Voluntas
"The siege on the welfare state has destroyed most collective consumption institutions, yet voluntary organisations survive in the global city. DeVerteuil's excellent analysis shows us how - and why it matters." Elvin Wyly, The University of British Columbia, Canada
"An insightful and theory-laden exposition of the challenges facing the voluntary sector in the 21st century... the appeal of this book goes beyond geographers to include those interested in welfare reforms, voluntary sector provision and the city as a contested arena." The Voluntary Sector Review

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