Politics and Partnerships (Paperback)

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 Partnerships" is a thorough examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an astute investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. The essays here reveal the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare and illuminate the way that government's retreat from welfare has radically altered the relationship between nonprofits and corporations.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Elisabeth S. Clemens
Dimensions:	232 x 165 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-10997-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Promotions
LSN:	0-226-10997-6
Barcode:	9780226109978

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