| Description |
xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
"Everett Carll Ladd, a political scientist who directs the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, uses a vast array of data to offer a definitive report on the state of America's civic life. He shows that, far from withering, civic life is thriving." "If you are wondering how to organize your own community, or how you can pitch in, or simply want to know what all the doomsayers are talking about, then The Ladd Report is for you. Here is an essential guide that will answer every argument and remind us all how right Tocqueville was when he described America as a "nation of joiners.""--BOOK JACKET. |
| Contents |
Counting our social capital -- Nation of loners? -- From bowling leagues to soccer nation -- Volunteering and giving -- Social confidence and trust -- In comparative perspective. |
| Subject |
Voluntarism -- United States.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ladd, Everett Carll. Ladd report. New York : Free Press, c1999 (OCoLC)606454663 |
| ISBN |
0684837358 |
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9780684837352 |
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