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What is public interest law? How effective is it? What are the limits to litigation as a mechanism for conflict resolution? In this study, economists, lawyers, and sociologists evaluate an institutional form that is new to American society and, indeed, to the world--the public interest law (PIL) organization. The book introduces the reader to the structure, resources, and activities of this "nonprofit industry," and also to the factors that affect PIL firms in their choices of cases and methods of handling them. The authors examine PIL's vast range of contemporary public policy concerns. These incude such general topics as the environment, consumerism, housing, employment discrimination, med...
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Books, pamphlets, periodicals, and audiovisual materials useful to workers in the feminist movement. Classified arrangement. Entries include annotations, order information, and addresses. Index to books cited in section titled Basic book collection.
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Abstract: Organizations and societies that provide direct professional help for social, economic, and medical problems are listed. The subject matter ranges from Alcoholism to Volunteerism, and from Battered Adults to Suicide Prevention. Each chapter opens with a summary of professional knowledge on a specific problem, and each lists many contact organizations. Health, the family, counseling, education, women's issues, crime, citizen action, emergencies, and employment are the broad areas covered. Base or national organizations listed will help readers locate more local or specialized ones.