Where communities were formerly insular, now they flow together.
Where communities overlap, tolerance, minority rights, autonomy and cross-border co-operation are better democratic tools.
Where communities were given degraded forest and instructed to regenerate it, they generally did so.
The wounds of 2008, where communities were pitted against each other, are begging to be healed.
Others dispersed across the country, some to Bradford and Birmingham, where communities still exist.
We are studying other models like in Madagascar, where communities do contribute financially.
There will be instances where communities struggle to cope with new arrivals.
Another is the long-held culture of gotong royong, where communities work together on projects.
"We need to create new neighborhoods where communities can be anchored," Mr. Howells said.
Where communities are unable to provide work the government must be prepared to intervene.
The high street, however, is where communities often come together, and where good commercial ideas are often shared.
