Civic inequalitites
Subtitle: immigrant volunteerism and community organizations in California
By: S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Celia Viramontes.
Contributors: Viramontes, Celia.; Public Policy Institute of California.
Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781582131191
Subjects: Voluntarism -- California.; Immigrants -- California -- Social conditions.; Social participation -- California.; Multiculturalism -- California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142).
Table of contents: Introduction; Explaining participation gaps at the individual level; Mainstream and ethnic organizations; Why some organizations flourish while others do not; Social and political implications of disparities in civic organization; Conclusions and recommendations.