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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... unions but that later sociability and solidary incentives also become important ( p . 384 ) . He presents a model of social ... Union GAs , farmers ' GAs , business GAs , and professional GAs , of course , put much emphasis on economic ...
... unions , businesspeople's groups , professional groups , and so on ( Abbott , 1988 ; Browne , 1988 ; Coleman , 1988 ; Krause , 1996 ; Morrison , 1970 ) . For example , unions tend to raise their members ' average wages locally compared ...
... Unions in an Aus- tralian community helped improve the health and safety conditions of their work- ers ( Savery and Soutar , 1990 ) . Unions in the United States and elsewhere also have done this ( Estey , 1981 ; Hirsch and Addison ...
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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 |