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The Big Society: helping communities take action


20 December 2010

 The aim of the Big Society, according to a speech from the Prime Minister, is ‘to give citizens, communities and local government the power and information they need to come together, solve the problems they face and build the Britain they want’. ‘Localise’, ‘engage’, ‘empower’, ‘collaborate’ and ‘co-deliver’ are among the watch-words of the moment. Research from across the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme makes a timely contribution to this agenda and builds on what we already know about what makes community engagement successful.

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