Grassroots AssociationsGrassroots 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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... group ( Smith , 1972c ) . There are three main analytical types of voluntary groups so defined : ( a ) All - volunteer groups are defined as voluntary groups , 95 % or more of whose cumulative , group - related hours of actions by ...
... groups have been termed " paid - staff nonprofits , " " voluntary agencies , " or sim- ply ( and nondiscriminatingly ) ... groups are defined as identical to volunteer groups , as defined previ- ously . Broader voluntary groups are defined ...
... group . Such public attitudes would cause most Swiss GA founders to avoid formation of protest groups , let alone violent protest groups , and this seems to be the case . Thus , my most basic explanation for founder choice of the VNPS ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |