Third sector research
To mark the 20th Anniversary of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations the editor has compiled a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates in third sector scholarship, comprised of all original research by leaders in the field. The volume will offer a critical...
| Other Authors: | Taylor, Rupert, 1958-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York : [Baltimore, Md.] :
Springer ; Published in cooperation with the International Society for Third Sector Research,
2010.
New York : [Baltimore, Md.] : 2010. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 342 pages) : illustrations. |
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2010 Springer E-Books.
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| Summary: |
To mark the 20th Anniversary of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations the editor has compiled a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates in third sector scholarship, comprised of all original research by leaders in the field. The volume will offer a critical review of the central and innovative themes that have come to form the core of third sector debate and research with an international focus. The first global compendium of third sector research, this volume provides a international, multi-disciplinary, and state-of-the-art overview of the field. The. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Moving beyond empirical theory / Rupert Taylor -- Defining and theorizing the third sector / Olaf Corry -- Sector labels / Håkon Lorentzen -- Social origins / Freda Donoghue -- The civil society index / Alan Fowler -- Social economy / Isabel Vidal -- Volunteering / Lesley Hustinx, Femida Handy, and Ram A. Cnaan -- Volunteering in developing countries / Jacqueline Butcher -- Participation / Stephen Elstub -- Philanthropy / Jenny Harrow -- Leadership and governance / Vicky Lambert and Irvine Lapsley -- Nonprofit marketing / Bernd Helmig and Julia Thaler -- Social accounting / Laurie Mook -- Corporate social responsibility / Brenda Gainer -- Third sector-government partnerships / Annette Zimmer -- Social capital / Dag Wollebœk and Per Selle -- Transforming democracy? / Marilyn Taylor -- The dark side / Jonathan Murphy -- Philanthropy in an era of global governance / Patricia Mooney Nickel and Angela M. Eikenberry -- The question of the poor / Ashwani Kumar -- Global environmental engagement / Vanessa Timmer -- Gobal civil society / Ronaldo Munck -- The world social forum / Patrick Bond. To mark the 20th Anniversary of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations the editor has compiled a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates in third sector scholarship, comprised of all original research by leaders in the field. The volume will offer a critical review of the central and innovative themes that have come to form the core of third sector debate and research with an international focus. The first global compendium of third sector research, this volume provides a international, multi-disciplinary, and state-of-the-art overview of the field. The. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 342 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781441957078 1441957073 |