Abstract: | In the last Classic texts series, the reviewer reflected ontwo books from the USA experience which had strongly influencedcommunity development practice in the UK and other industrializedcountries. Here, the compliment is returned as the text chosenby one of our International Editorial Advisory Board members,Professor Barry Checkoway, reflects on the Settlement Housemovement in the USA, a movement which was directly informedby a similar movement within the UK and within which Jane Addams,the reviewed author, had |