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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... ideas for this book were percolating in my mind prior to our separation in 1995 . The two most recent former Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly editors - in - chief , Jon Van Til and Carl Milofsky , have been exceptionally helpful ...
... idea of " repertoires of collective action " to indicate that all groups tend to have repertoires of activities they know ... ideas . Survival Rates Increasing age of a GA leads to increasing chances of survival . There is a liability of ...
... ideas , roles , activities , and choices more gener- ally . As suggested earlier , increasing educational levels are especially impor- tant in allowing more choice of occupational roles . Higher educational levels also are strongly ...
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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 |