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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814544403321

Autore

Sievers Bruce R

Titolo

Civil society, philanthropy, and the fate of the commons / / Bruce R. Sievers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press

Hanover [N.H.], : University Press of New England, c2010

ISBN

1-282-66111-6

9786612661112

1-58465-914-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives

Disciplina

300

Soggetti

Civil society

Civil society - History

Common good

Social service

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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