"Putnam's work shows how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction. For example, he reports that getting married is the equivalent of quadrupling your income and attending a club meeting regularly is the equivalent of doubling your income. The loss of soc…
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Case study of an emergency relief programme organised by international organizations (incl. Voluntary organizations, FAO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO) in response to the influx of rural area refugees from Uganda in Southern Sudan during the early months of 1982 - covers social characteri…
Contains 11 essays which discuss critically the conception of civil society implicit in donor assistance programmes and the methods by which donors implement such aid. Focuses largely on two aid programmes: USAID and PHARE (the European Community programme for assistance).
Management, radical interest groups, associations, press (publishing) and voluntary organizations, failure, UK - case study, financing, leadership, decision making. References.
Study on sociological aspects of workers participation, with particular reference to France - examines the collective functioning of large and small scale industryal enterprises, handicrafts-based enterprises, production cooperatives and voluntary organizations; considers the im…
Contends that the crisis in the global economy is triggering a potential paradigm shift from one defined as "employment" to an alternative theorized as "work". Interprets the findings from Organization and Worker Surveys carried out in the Toronto social economy. Reflects on iss…