Publications

The work of the Carnegie Commission for Rural Communities is now complete; their final report 'A Charter for Rural Communities' was presented to media and stakeholders in London on Wednesday 20th June 2007. The report includes the Commission’s Ideas for Action. The Commission sees central and local government, landowners, the Social Investment Bank, the Lottery distributors, Third Sector agencies, trusts and local communities working together to deliver these actions. These include:

As part of their evidence gathering, the Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development was pleased to support the Young Foundation in their assessment of poverty in rural areas of the UK. This analysis identifies the latest trends in migration, demography and income generation but also considers the less tangible and sometimes unexpected consequences of what is largely urban policy making on rural areas.

This independent report was commissioned by Carnegie UK Trust, but does not necessarily reflect Carnegie UK Trust policy

New reviews of Asset Based Community Development

Asset Based Rural Community Development has emerged globally as a rejection of deficit regeneration models, where communities have to demonstrate all the things they lack in order to win resources. A community that inquires into problems will keep finding problems. A community that attempts to appreciate what is best in itself will discover assets. Asset Based Rural Community Development takes as its starting point these existing assets, particularly the strengths inherent in community based associations and social networks, and mobilises these, alongside tangible assets such as land and buildings, to create new economic and social opportunities.

New insights into rural service delivery

Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development believes that the vibrant rural community of the future will enjoy equity of access to essential universal entitlements, the ability to shape quality public and private services and the opportunity for community led innovation in service delivery. One way in which this might be achieved is ‘co-production’ - where ‘users’ work alongside providers in order to design and deliver services. Professor Tony Bovaird has helped the Commission understand this concept and his report, to be published by the Public Administration Review during 2007, develops our understanding of the roles that communities can play in supporting services.

We are delighted to announce the publication of the Commission's progress report. Please see attachment below to view. To request a designed copy with DVD, please email kirsty@carnegieuk.org with your postal details.

This report has been produced to communicate the issues identified by rural practitioners, academics and policy makers at the Carnegie conference held in Dartington Hall on the 15th and 16th September 2004.

Authors: David Francis and Paul Henderson

Published: June 2004

Authors: Gary Craig (University of Hull), and Mark Shucksmith and Lucy Young-Smith (University of Aberdeen)

Published: June 2004

Authors: Malcolm Moseley, James Derounian and Nick Lewis (Countryside and Community Research Unit, University of Gloucestershire)

Published: June 2004