The commons : new perspectives on nonprofit organizations and voluntary action /

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Author / Creator:Lohmann, Roger A., 1942-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1992.
Description:xxii, 344 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Jossey-Bass nonprofit sector series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1357479
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ISBN:1555424767 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-325) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Jon Van Til
  • Introduction: Rethinking the Nonprofit Issue
  • 1. Current Approaches to Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Association
  • 2. A New Approach: The Theory of the Commons
  • 3. The Evolution of the Commons in Western Civilization
  • 4. The Varieties of Common Action
  • 5. The Economics of Common Goods
  • 6. The Politics of the Commons
  • 7. The Role of Gifts and Other Exchanges
  • 8. Charity, Self-Help, and Mutual Aid
  • 9. Volunteer Labor and Prosocial Behavior: The Psychology of the Commons
  • 10. The Values of the Commons
  • 11. Summing Up.