| Description |
xi, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Restless people -- From little acorns do great trees grow -- The light in my head went on: Fabio Rosa, Brazil: Rural electrification -- The fixed determination of an indomitable will: Florence Nightingale, England: Nursing -- A very significant force: Bill Drayton, United States: The Bubble -- Why was I never told about this? -- Ten--Nine--Eight--Childline! Jeroo Billimoria, India: Child protection -- The role of the social entrepreneur -- "What sort of mother are you?" Erzsebet Szekeres, Hungary: Assisted living for the disabled -- Are they possessed, Really possessed, by an idea? -- If the world is to be put in order: Vera Cordeiro, Brazil: Reforming healthcare -- In search of social excellence -- The talent is out there: J. B. Schramm, United States: College access -- New opportunities, new challenges -- Something needed to be done: Veronica Khosa, South Africa: Care for AIDS patients -- Four practices of innovative organizations -- This country has to change: Javed Abidi, India: Disability rights -- Six qualities of successful social entrepreneurs -- Morality must match with capacity: James Grant, United States: The child survival revloution -- Blueprint copying -- Conclusion: The emergence of the citizen sector. |
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Social action -- Case studies.
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Social service -- Case studies.
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Social reformers -- Case studies.
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Social Welfare -- Case Reports.
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Entrepreneurship -- Case Reports.
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Social Change -- Case Reports.
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Social Marketing -- Case Reports.
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| ISBN |
0195138058 alkaline paper |
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9780195138054 alkaline paper |
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