Politics and partnerships :: the role of voluntary associations in America's political past and present /

Exhorting people to volunteer is part of the everyday vocabulary of American politics. Routinely, members of both major parties call for partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations. These entreaties increase dramatically during times of crisis, and the voluntary efforts of ordinary c...

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Weitere Verfasser: Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie, 1958-, Guthrie, Doug, 1969-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:Exhorting people to volunteer is part of the everyday vocabulary of American politics. Routinely, members of both major parties call for partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations. These entreaties increase dramatically during times of crisis, and the voluntary efforts of ordinary citizens are now seen as a necessary supplement to government intervention. But despite the ubiquity of the idea of volunteerism in public policy debates, analysis of its role in American governance has been fragmented. Bringing together a diverse set of disciplinary approaches, Politics and Partners.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780226109985
0226109984
1283066130
9781283066136

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