Special Interest Society : How Membership-Based Organizations Shape America /

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Membership-based organizations play a central role in our society yet those studying voluntary associations fail to recognize their distinctive characteristics as their impact is profound and our understanding of them severely limited. By analyzing over 400 published histories, this book breaks new...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hudson, James R.
Otros Autores: Hudson, Patricia A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Temas:
Nonprofit organizations > Social aspects > United States.
Pressure groups > Social aspects > United States.
Lobbying > Social aspects > United States.
Associations sans but lucratif > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Groupes de pression > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Lobbying > Aspect social > États-Unis.
REFERENCE > Directories.
REFERENCE > General.
United States
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A Voice for Every Interest; Tenet One: MBOs Are Necessary for a Thriving Democracy; 2 A Brief Perspective of the Contributions Made by MBOs; 3 Emergence; Tenet Two: MBOs Are Ubiquitous; 4 Building and Shaping the Organization; 5 Building the Membership Community; 6 I Hear You Knocking ... But You Can't Come In!; 7 The Search for Legitimacy; Tenet Three: MBOs Serve a Collective Need as Micro-Democracies; 8 Promote; 9 Protect; Tenet Four: MBOs Are Agents of Social Change; 10 Membership-Based Organizations as Change Agents; 11 The Future Is Certain.
  • AppendixBibliography; Index; About the Authors.

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