David Horton Smith

Grassroots Associations

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Grassroots Associations is a comprehensive review and critique of empirical and theoretical research on grassroots, nonprofit and voluntary organizations. David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alchoholics Anonymous, community-environmental action committees and church Bible study groups. He addresses: group formation, structure, process, leadership, and life cycle change; effectiveness; the influence such associations have on society; the future of grassroots associations, which he sees as integral to a postmodern society moving towards participatory democracy, self-determinism and individual choice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780803959934
• ISBN-10: 0803959931
• Artikelnr.: 21306477

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: TOWARD A ROUND-EARTH PARADIGM FOR THE VOLUNTARY NONPROFIT SECTOR
Definitions and Metaphors
Revising Flat-Earth Maps
The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector
PART TWO: THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF GRASSROOTS ASSOCIATIONS
Formational Characteristics
Internal Guidance Systems
Internal Structure
Internal Processes
Leaders and Environments
Life Cycle Changes
Impact and Effectiveness
PART THREE: THEORETICAL PARADIGMS AND CONCLUSIONS
Flat-Earth Paradigms and the Round-Earth Paradigm in Outline
Some Conclusions and Forecasts
The Advent of Homo Voluntas