Social science research on self-help/mutual aid groups and organizations from 1960 on is reviewed. Voluntary peer-run mutually supportive groups’ diversity il
When well functioning national welfare states are put under pressure, also the tasks of civic society and citizens' mutual responsibility are being re-defined.
Volunteering and voluntary organizations have become increasingly important in British social and political life but at a cost. Greater prominence has led to a
The Third Sector is of increasing economic and political interest but has been relatively ignored by Critical Management Studies. This book presents internation