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The Future Of The Third Sector, Roger A. Lohmann
The Future Of The Third Sector, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The U.S. "nonprofit sector" and other forms of contemporary national third sectors which are currently spreading around the world arose in a unique historical moment and for distinct historical reasons and are unlikely to outlast that moment in history. Voluntary action on the other hand has deep roots reaching far back in human history and is likely to be around far into the future.
Eastward Ho: Issues And Options In Regional Development For The Metropolitan Boston Region, Robert C. Wood, Laura C. Ghirardini, Lori L. Prew, Aundrea Kelley
Eastward Ho: Issues And Options In Regional Development For The Metropolitan Boston Region, Robert C. Wood, Laura C. Ghirardini, Lori L. Prew, Aundrea Kelley
John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications
Conventional wisdom suggests that the basic job of public policy studies (and public institutions, for that matter) is to deal in a timely and practical fashion with pressing public issues of the day. The focus typically is on 'ripe' topics, 'hot' political problems. If a study can be ahead of the curve, in John Kingdon's apt phrase "an idea whose time has come," so much the better. But unlike more traditional academic research, where the focus is timeless — i.e., an explanation of previously inexplicable phenomena, timeliness is a prime reason for initiating a policy study.
In this context, analyzing …
Entmündigung Und Emanzipation Durch Die Soziale Arbeit : Individuelle Und Strukturelle Aspekte, Stefan Eugster, Esteban Pineiro, Isidor Wallimann
Entmündigung Und Emanzipation Durch Die Soziale Arbeit : Individuelle Und Strukturelle Aspekte, Stefan Eugster, Esteban Pineiro, Isidor Wallimann
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Entmündigung und Emanzipation durch die Soziale Arbeit explores the effects of different aspects of the social work profession. It specifically examines how social work can emancipate or incapacitate people.