Voluntary associations; perspectives on the literature / by Constance Smith and Anne Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Constance E.

Freedman, Anne E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Associations, institutions, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 250 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1972.

Summary:

This is the most thorough survey available of the literature on voluntary associations. The authors first sketch major theories on the origin, growth, and functions of voluntary associations and discuss the place of associations in political theory, viewing especially the unproven assumption that voluntary associations are beneficial to a democratic society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

0674943104

OCLC:

514657