Mulgan, G. (2008). Living and community. London, Black Dog Publishing.
Living and Community explores changing attitudes to living, families and communities, looking at challenges for the next fifteen years for managing communities in the UK. Contrary to politicians who have claimed that we live in a broken society, this short book argues that the bonds of community and place are much stronger than these politicians suggest. Based primarily on social policy analysis, the book identifies a range of issues which will be particularly relevant for living and community in the future, including childhood, old age and demography, climate change, connectivity and sense of place, policing, well-being and governance. Living and Community argues that the current period of overconsumption and materialistic culture will not last, and that people will need to find new ways of living in close proximity with others and sharing their experiences and resources.