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Autore |
Sievers Bruce R |
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Titolo |
Civil society, philanthropy, and the fate of the commons [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce R. Sievers |
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Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press |
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Hanover [N.H.], : University Press of New England, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-66111-6 |
9786612661112 |
1-58465-914-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Collana |
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Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil society |
Civil society - History |
Common good |
Social service |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: The Concept of Civil Society; 2: Institutional Structures; 3: Normative Traditions; 4: The Emergence of Civil Society in the Dutch Republic; 5: The Enlightenment Legacy; 6: Civil Society in America; 7: Private and Public Goods in the Twenty-first Century; 8: Philanthropy, Civil Society, and the Commons; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traces the historical development of civil society and philanthropy in the West and analyzes their role in solving the problems faced by modern liberal democracy |
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