Special interest society : how membership-based organizations shape America / by James R. Hudson ; with the assistance of Patricia A. Hudson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]Copyright date: 2013Description: 1 online resource (296 pages.)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739177990Subject(s): Lobbying -- Social aspects -- United States | Nonprofit organizations -- Social aspects -- United States | Pressure groups -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: HD2769.15 | .H83 2013Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographies and index.
A voice for every interest : a primer on associations in America -- A brief perspective of the contributions made by MBOs -- Emergence -- Building and shaping the organization -- Building the member community -- I hear you knocking . . . but you can't come in -- The search for legitimacy -- Promote -- Protect -- Membership-based organizations as change agents -- The future is certain.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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