Summary Of The Housing And Community Development Amendments Of 1978 Public Law 95 557 As They Affect Low Income Housing And Neighborhoods

Author : Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 0765629933
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Reinventing Civil Society written by Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public debate on the appropriate role of faith-based organizations in the American political system has been extensive, and often quite heated, but accurate assessments of their impacts on key political issues has been difficult, due to a lack of reliable data on what FBOs do and how they do it. Reinventing Civil Society fills that need. It reviews and assesses what is known about the public service activities of FBOs, and poses and tests opposing models of faith-based service provision in the public sphere. The book focuses on the degree to which there is collaboration among and between faith-based and community organizations, other non-profits, and/or the government in providing services. It considers the possibility that FBOs can become integrated into governing regimes in the civil society, and finds that service provision serves as an entree to the political system for all types of non-profits, including FBOs, and that collaborative networks are critically important in both the provision of services and in their political roles. Reinventing Civil Society is generously illustrated with maps, tables, diagrams, and a chronology of key legislative events. A detailed Appendix of research methodological notes provides a useful road map for students, scholars, and policymakers.