Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: F. Tonkiss ,
A. Passey ,
N. Fenton ,
L. Hems
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.410kg
ISBN: 9780333778159
ISBN 10: 0333778154
Pages: 193
Publication Date: 25 September 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'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
'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
Author Information
FRAN TONKISS is a Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. - ANDREW PASSEY is Head of Research at the National Council for Voluntary Organizations. Recent publications include The UK Voluntary Sector Almanac (with Hems and Jas), and Charitable Giving in Great Britain (with Hems). - LESLIE C. HEMS is Principal Research Associate in the Centre for Civil Society Studies at The John Hopkins University, Baltimore. - NATALIE FENTON is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University.
