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UNINA9910816171803321 |
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Autore |
Smith David Horton |
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Titolo |
Grassroots associations / / David Horton Smith |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-322-41646-X |
0-8039-5992-3 |
1-4522-6345-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 342 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Associations, institutions, etc - United States |
Nonprofit organizations - United States |
Voluntarism - United States |
Social action - United States |
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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 (p. 283-320) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Key Abbreviations in This Book; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Toward A Round-Earth Paradigm for The Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Definitions and Metaphors; Chapter 2 - Revising Flat-Earth Maps: The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Part II - The Distinctive Nature of Grassroots Associations; Introduction; Chapter 3 - Formational Characteristics; Chapter 4 - Internal Guidance Systems; Chapter 5 - Internal Structure; Chapter 6 - Internal Processes; Chapter 7 - Leaders and Environments; Chapter 8 - Life Cycle Changes |
Chapter 9 - Impact and EffectivenessPart III - Theoretical Paradigms and Conclusions; Introduction; Chapter 10 - Flat-Earth Paradigms and a Round-Earth Paradigm Outline; Chapter 11 - Some Conclusions and Forecasts: The Advent of Homo Voluntas; Appendix A: Description of the (Largely North American) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; Appendix B: Creating a Local Nonprofit Sampling Frame Including Grassroots Associations: An American Example; Appendix C: Methodology of the Smith One-Suburb Study; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such |
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