Caring for Place: Community Development in Rural England: by P. Healey, New York & London, Routledge, 2022, £34.99 (paperback), ISBN 9-780-3676-3201-4.

"Caring for Place: Community Development in Rural England" by P. Healey is a reflective and original book that explores the author's work in her local community of Wooler in Northumberland. Healey combines her academic and practitioner understanding to present a way of analyzing the complexity of micro-social dynamics in governance. The book showcases the achievements and struggles of real people in a rural community, highlighting the importance of self-organizing communities and the challenges they face in sustaining themselves and flourishing. Overall, the book offers a nuanced yet hopeful message that supports progressive governance and provides insights for researchers and activists interested in community development. [Extracted from the article]