Neighborhood Self-Management : Experiments in Civil Society /

Western governments are reducing their role and encouraging nongovernmental organizations to expand theirs in providing social, human, and communal services - a trend that is especially salient in the community sphere where neighborhood organizations are gaining increasing influence. This book descr...

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Main Author: Schmid, Hillel
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
Series:Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Western governments are reducing their role and encouraging nongovernmental organizations to expand theirs in providing social, human, and communal services - a trend that is especially salient in the community sphere where neighborhood organizations are gaining increasing influence. This book describes the emergence and development of community organizations in Jerusalem and compares them to similar organizations in ten countries around the world.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 168 pages)
ISBN:9781461512592 (electronic bk.)
146151259X (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1568-2579