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Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action

Author : Rose Lindsey
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447324862
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action written by Rose Lindsey and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are great expectations of voluntary action in contemporary Britain but limited in-depth insight into the level, distribution and understanding of what constitutes voluntary activity. Drawing on extensive survey data and written accounts of citizen engagement, this book charts change and continuity in voluntary activity since 1981. How voluntary action has been defined and measured is considered alongside individuals’ accounts of their participation and engagement in volunteering over their lifecourses. Addressing fundamental questions such as whether the public are cynical about or receptive to calls for greater voluntary action, the book considers whether respective government expectations of volunteering can really be fulfilled. Is Britain really a “shared society”, or a “big society”, and what is the scope for expansion of voluntary effort? This pioneering study combines rich, qualitative material from the Mass Observation Archive between 1981 and 2012, and data from many longitudinal and cross-sectional social surveys. Part of the Third Sector Research Series, this book is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Getting to the 21st Century

Author : David C. Korten
Publisher : Kumarian Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Getting to the 21st Century written by David C. Korten and published by Kumarian Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critique of current development policies and ideology provides alternative approaches for building a sustainable and just society for the new millennium.

Researching Voluntary Action

Author : Jon Dean
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447356691
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Researching Voluntary Action written by Jon Dean and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2023-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.

International Perspectives on Voluntary Action

Author : David Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781844079308
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book International Perspectives on Voluntary Action written by David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a fresh perspective on the third sector organizations. This title explores the similarities, differences and growing connections between non-governmental organizations in both Northern and Southern contexts. It considers the differences in scale and priority that exist between the different types of third sector in different settings.

Rediscovering Voluntary Action

Author : C. Rochester
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137029463
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Rediscovering Voluntary Action written by C. Rochester and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteering and voluntary organizations have become increasingly important in British social and political life but at a cost. Greater prominence has led to a narrow and distorted view of what voluntary action involves and how it is undertaken. This book reasserts the case for a broader view of voluntarism as a unique set of autonomous activities.

Voluntary Action

Author : William Henry Beveridge Baron Beveridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Action written by William Henry Beveridge Baron Beveridge and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voluntary Action, Civil Society, and the State

Author : Rajesh Tandon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Action, Civil Society, and the State written by Rajesh Tandon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Study Relates To Voluntary Action In India And Describes And Analyses The History Evolution And Challenges Facing Voluntary Associators An Dcivil Society In India Presently Seeks To Provide An Insight Into The Dynamics Of The Relationship Between Voluntary Action And Government. Has 8 Chapters. Makes Suggestions For Strengthening The Voluntary Sector.

Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs

Author : A. Mold
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230274692
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs written by A. Mold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined.

Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic

Author : Robert S. Ogilvie
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253110206
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic written by Robert S. Ogilvie and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a major contribution to the literature on social participation and voluntary action. It is the first systematic ethnographic study I know that treats volunteers and the institutions they create." -- John Van Til, author of Growing Civil Society "Students and faculty interested in the issue of homelessness will find the book instructive... Recommended." -- Choice Why do people volunteer, and what motivates them to stick with it? How do local organizations create community? How does voluntary participation foster moral development in volunteers to create a better citizenry? In this fascinating study of volunteers at the Partnership for the Homeless in New York City, Robert S. Ogilvie provides bold and engaging answers to these questions. He describes how volunteer programs such as the Partnership generate ethical development in and among participants and how the Partnership's volunteers have made it such a continued success since the early 1980s. Ogilvie's examination of voluntarism suggests that the American ethic is essential for sustaining community life and to the future well-being of a democratic society.

The Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action

Author : Richard E. Passingham
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191545686
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis The Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action by : Richard E. Passingham

Download or read book The Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action written by Richard E. Passingham and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1995-07-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an argument rather than a review: that the frontal lobes as a whole are specialized for voluntary action. For each area within the frontal lobes, a specific role in the execution of voluntary action is proposed. Topics covered include the control of movement in the motor cortex and premotor areas, decision-making in the pre-frontal cortex, response learning in the basal ganglia, and the mental trial and error that forms the basis of future responses. This analysis is based on the author's own work using the most up-to-date imaging techniques. Controversial and thought-provoking, it will serve as the basis for future work and debate on the subject.

Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism

Author : Phillip Mitsis
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
ISBN 13 : 0199744211
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism written by Phillip Mitsis and published by Oxford Handbooks. This book was released on 2020 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers authoritative discussions of all aspects of the philosophy of Epicurus (340-271 BCE) and then traces Epicurean influences throughout the Western tradition. It is an unmatched resource for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of Epicureanism's powerful arguments about death, happiness, and the nature of the material world.

Community Groups in Context

Author : Angus McCabe
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447327799
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Community Groups in Context written by Angus McCabe and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade community groups have been portrayed as the solution to many social problems. Yet the role of ‘below the regulatory radar’ community action has received little research attention and thus is poorly understood in terms of both policy and practice. Focusing on self-organised community activity, this book offers the first collection of papers developing theoretical and empirically grounded knowledge of the informal, unregistered, yet largest, part of the voluntary sector. The collection includes work from leading academics, activists, policy makers and practitioners offering a new and coherent understanding of community action ‘below the radar’. The book is part of the Third Sector Research Series which is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Rapid Rural Transformation Through Voluntary Action

Author : Syed Noman Ahmad
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9788175330528
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Rapid Rural Transformation Through Voluntary Action written by Syed Noman Ahmad and published by M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crucial importance of rapid rural transformation has been gaining ground since independence of our country.In the face of many approches that are conceived and tried,the desired degree of success has eluded us.The NGO sector is being increasingly involved in the development tasks presupposing their capability as a viable alternative approch and an apolitical agency of change.The present effort has tried to focus this aspect based on empirical research and reaches the conclusion that a well organized and experienced NGO sector can be viable

Beveridge and voluntary action in Britain and the wider British world

Author : Melanie Oppenheimer
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 152618401X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis Beveridge and voluntary action in Britain and the wider British world by : Melanie Oppenheimer

Download or read book Beveridge and voluntary action in Britain and the wider British world written by Melanie Oppenheimer and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between the state and the voluntary sector has changed significantly since 1948 when Beveridge’s major report, Voluntary Action, was first published. Sixty years later, a group of historians analyse and reassess the impact of Beveridge’s ideas about voluntary action for social advance in this timely volume. Using examples from the UK, Australasia and Canada, this book clearly articulates the importance and significance of Beveridge's ideas on voluntary action within an international context. With the emphasis of governments on the importance of the voluntary or 'third sector' and the development of policies and practices to enhance social capital, build civil society and engage communities, this book will be invaluable for those interested in how the third sector has evolved over time. It will be of interest to historians, social policy researchers, political theorists, economists and educationalists.

Voluntary Programs

Author : Matthew Potoski
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262258404
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Programs written by Matthew Potoski and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conceptual framework and empirical case studies of the policy effect of voluntary programs sponsored by industry, government, and nongovernmental organizations. The recent growth of voluntary programs has attracted the attention of policymakers, nongovernmental organizations, and scholars. Thousands of firms around the world participate in these programs, in which members agree to undertake socially beneficial actions that go beyond the requirements of government regulations, such as following labor codes in the apparel industry, adhering to international accounting standards, and adopting internal environmental management systems. This book analyzes the efficacy of a variety of voluntary programs using a club theory, political-economy framework. It examines how programs' design influences their effectiveness as policy tools. It finds that voluntary programs have achieved uneven success because of their varying standards and enforcement procedures. The club theory framework views voluntary programs as institutions that create incentives for firms to incur the costs of taking progressive action beyond what is required by law in exchange for benefits that nonmembers do not enjoy (such as enhanced standing with stakeholders). Voluntary Programs develops this theoretical framework and applies it to voluntary programs sponsored by industry associations, governments, and nongovernmental organizations, organized around policy issues such as “blood diamonds,” shipping, sweatshops, and the environment. The wide diversity of cases—across sectors, sponsoring organizations, and objectives—provides valuable applications of the club framework, generates new insights for future research, and offers practical guidance for designing effective programs. Contributors David P. Baron, Tim Bartley, Tim Büthe, Cary Coglianese, Elizabeth R. DeSombre, Daniel W. Drezner, Daniel Fiorino, Mary Kay Gugerty, Virginia Haufler, Matthew J. Kotchen, Mimi Lu, Jennifer Nash, Matthew Potoski, Aseem Prakash, Klaas van 't Veld

The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements

Author : Donatella Della Porta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199678405
Total Pages : 865 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements written by Donatella Della Porta and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research. It not only maps, but also expands the field of social movement studies, taking stock of recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the state of the art with attempts to broaden our knowledge of social movements beyond classic theoretical agendas, and to identify the contribution that social movement studies can give to other fields of knowledge.

Voluntary Organisations and Rural Development in South Asia

Author : Umakanta Mohapatra
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811662932
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Organisations and Rural Development in South Asia written by Umakanta Mohapatra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of voluntary organizations (VOs) in rural development in the south Asian context. While addressing the existing knowledge gap for developmental task sharing with non-government social forces in developing nations; It provides evidence-based knowledge about the structure, functioning, effectiveness, community base, public image, GO-VO equation, strength, challenges, present dynamics, and future trend of the grassroots VOs. The volume also demonstrates the application of an innovative symphony of descriptive and exploratory study design with parametric tools in data collection and analysis. It also specifies the areas for policy intervention, future research and incubation in the sector. The book is indispensable for the students, teachers and researchers in Sociology, Social work, Public Administration, Rural Development, Management studies and related fields. The volume is a hand-guide for funding agencies, planners and executives.