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GLOBALIZATION, PHILANTHROPY, AND CIVIL SOCIETY
PROJECTING INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS ABROAD |
| By: |
David C. Hammack (Editor), Steven Heydemann (Editor) |
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Book |
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0253353033 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253353030 |
| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2009 |
| Series: |
Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Includes essays that reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. This title deals with such topics as: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; and, to advance the 'truth and reconciliation' process in South Africa. |
| Synopsis: |
The essays in this book reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. They deal with topics of significant contemporary importance: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; to advance the "truth and reconciliation" process in South Africa and in other areas of great conflict; to promote "civil society" in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; to advocate for environmental protection in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan; and to spread Rotary Clubs and encourage "social entrepreneurship" throughout the world. These essays highlight a wide range of research, paying close attention to the realities of particular situations and to current thinking about general processes. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press |
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Returnable |
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