Trust and Civil Society

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

Av F. Tonkiss, A. Passey, N. Fenton, L. Hems, Fran Tonkiss, Andrew Passey

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Trust and Civil Society offers an original and accessible analysis of the meaning of 'trust' in a range of critical contexts: voluntary organizations, faith associations, the economy, the state and welfare, environmental issues and charity. Balancing theory with grounded analysis, and drawing on interdisciplinary and international perspectives, the book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates. It will be of interest to academics, students, researchers and practitioners in a range of fields.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-01-04
Mått140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt422 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor193
Upplaga2000
FörlagPalgrave USA
ISBN9780312235895

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RALF DAHRENDORF Life Peer, formerly Warden of St Antony's College, OxfordPETER HALFPENNY Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Research, University of ManchesterDAVID HERBERT Staff Tutor, Open University, CambridgePHIL MACNAGHTEN Lecturer, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Lancaster UniversityFRED POWELL Professor of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland, CorkADAM B. SELIGMAN Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University

Foreword: R.Dahrendorf Notes on the Contributors Introduction: L.C.Hems & F.Tonkiss Trust and Civil Society; A.B.Seligman Trust, Voluntary Association and Civil Society; A.Passey & F.Tonkiss Faith, Trust and Civil Society; D.Herbert Trust, Social Capital and Economy; F.Tonkiss State, Welfare and Civil Society; F.Powell Trust, Risk and the Environment; P.Macnaghten Trust, Charity and Civil Society; P.Halfpenny Critical Perspectives on Trust and Civil Society; N.Fenton Bibliography Index

'An important contribution to a debate which is going on in many countries. It leaves us with the most difficult of questions: How does one create civil societies? How do we build trust?... understanding what this is about is a good beginning, and this book will help in the process'. - Ralf Dahrendorf, Life Peer and former Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford'...presents a wide-ranging debate about the meaning of trust and civil society...' - John B. Harms, Contemporary Sociology'...a highly stimulating and important collection.' - Candace J. Groudine, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quartely