The Nonprofit Sector has changed in fundamental ways in recent decades.
Across this comprehensive range of topics, The Nonprofit Sector makes an essential contribution to the study of civil society..
Chapters consider the history of the Nonprofit Sector and of philanthropy; the politics of the public sphere; governance, mission, and engagement; access and inclusion; and global perspectives on Nonprofit organizations.
This book, now in its third edition, brings together leading researchers-economists, historians, philosophers, political scientists, and sociologists along with scholars from communication, education, law, management, and policy schools-to investigate the impact of associational life.
The Nonprofit Sector takes up these concerns and offers a cutting-edge empirical and theoretical assessment of the state of the field.
And debates flare over the role of voluntary organizations in democratic and autocratic societies alike.
Nonprofits are increasingly challenged on their roles in mitigating or exacerbating inequality.
As the Sector has grown in scope and size, both domestically and internationally, the boundaries between for-profit, governmental, and charitable organizations have become intertwined.
The Nonprofit Sector has changed in fundamental ways in recent decades