| Rhetorics of Welfare: Uncertainty, Choice and Voluntary Associations 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Brown, K. (Author), Kenny, S. (Author), Turner, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349422061 ISBN-13: 9781349422067 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Volunteer Work |
| Dewey: 361.37 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 237 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book explores comparatively the role of non-profit organizations in conditions of social and economic change. The focus of the study is an investigation of the proposition that non-profit organizations provide sites and processes for enhancing active citizenship, invigorating the public sphere and extending political participation. The study explores the economic constraints on voluntary associations and argues that they can function as 'schools of democracy'. This book is the first national study of the third-sector in Australia, but its conclusions have a general relevance to deregulated welfare societies in Europe and North America. |