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Local partnerships for social inclusion? / Jim Walsh, Sarah Craig and Des McCafferty.

By: Walsh, Jim.
Contributor(s): Craig, Sarah | McCafferty, Des | Ireland. Combat Poverty Agency.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Oak Tree Press, c1998Description: xviii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm + pbk.ISBN: 1860761194; 9781860761195.Uniform titles: The role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion, Ireland Subject(s): Poverty -- Government policy -- Ireland | Poor -- Government policy -- Ireland | Community development -- Ireland | Economic assistance, Domestic -- Ireland | Partnership -- Ireland | Ireland | Social & ethical issues | Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies | Regional / local / state government | Social groups | Ireland -- Economic policyDDC classification: 362.57 | 361.6 WAL
Contents:
Part 1: National overview -- Introduction -- Background and policy context -- Programmes, structures and experiences -- Illustrative examples of local partnerships -- Views of the key actors involved with local partnerships -- Part 2: Case studies of local partnerships -- Case study 1: PAUL partnership Limerick -- Case study 2: Tallaght partnership -- Case study 3: South Kerry development partnership -- Overview, conclusions and recommendations.
Summary: This text studies the role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion in Ireland. It examines the operation and impact of social partnerships through three case studies: the PAUL Partnership in Limerick, the Tallaght Partnership and the South Kerry Development Partnership.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 362.57 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00085693
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Reference MTU Kerry North Campus Library Official Publications CPA BOX 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 38888000523690
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This Combat Poverty research study examines the role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion in Ireland. Ireland is among the EU countries who have a strong model of local partnership. The book assesses the application of the partnership model in tackling social exclusion, canvasses the views of various stakeholders as to its policy impact, and makes recommendations for the continued operation of local partnerships as an instrument of social inclusion.

"First published as Working paper, The role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion, Ireland, by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1998)"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography: (pages 261-268).

Part 1: National overview -- Introduction -- Background and policy context -- Programmes, structures and experiences -- Illustrative examples of local partnerships -- Views of the key actors involved with local partnerships -- Part 2: Case studies of local partnerships -- Case study 1: PAUL partnership Limerick -- Case study 2: Tallaght partnership -- Case study 3: South Kerry development partnership -- Overview, conclusions and recommendations.

This text studies the role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion in Ireland. It examines the operation and impact of social partnerships through three case studies: the PAUL Partnership in Limerick, the Tallaght Partnership and the South Kerry Development Partnership.