The nonprofit sector occupies an ever more central role in economic and social policies, from the redesign of welfare system in the U.S. or UK, to fostering democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. At the same time, non-profit organizations face increased public scrutiny, and calls for more 'efficiency' and greater 'accountability'. Against this background, this revealing book explore keys policy issues such as: * Is the nonprofit sector in crisis? * What are the common themes and patterns in current policy debates concerning the future of the nonprofit sector?* What policy models are being discussed, and what are their implications?* How can nonprofit organiztions negotiate a course between commercialization and tighter government regulation? As this sector is confronted with often conflicting demands of new public management, tight budgeting, and greater competition, it arrives at a crucial crossroad in its development.  Through the detailed investigations presented in this key book, postgraduate students of business and politics can fully explore this significant sector and analyze it's position in today's society.

Third Sector Policy at the Crossroads: An International Non-profit Analysis (Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations)

Business & Money

Anheier, Helmut K.

Kendall, Jeremy

Finance

Routledge

The Voluntary Sector: Comparative Perspectives in the UK

Serving as an introduction to the UK's voluntary sector, this book builds on the foundations lain in an earlier book by Kendall and Dahrendorf. Using a comparative approach to place the UK voluntary sector in perspective, this book considers the scope, scale, structure, and impact of the voluntary sector's activities on society.  Based on both qualitative and quantitative evidence, this informative book includes statistical mapping of the sector, as well as semi-structured interviews conducted with voluntary sector policy actors. A much-needed addition to the current literature, The Voluntary Sector provides a theoretical framework and in-depth analysis of an increasingly important area.

Economics

Serving as an introduction to the UK's voluntary sector, this book builds on the foundations lain in an earlier book by Kendall and Dahrendorf. Using a comparative approach to place the UK voluntary sector in perspective, this book considers the scope, scale, structure, and impact of the voluntary sector's activities on society. Based on both qualitative and quantitative evidence, this informative book includes statistical mapping of the sector, as well as semi-structured interviews conducted with voluntary sector policy actors. A much-needed addition to the current literature, The Voluntary Sector provides a theoretical framework and in-depth analysis of an increasingly important area.

This new study provides the first systematic account of the development and current scope and scale of the voluntary sector in the UK. Recently the introduction of the National Lottery has sparked a new wave of interest from the public, the government and the media in voluntary sector organisations which operate between the market and the state. Jeremy Kendall and Martin Knapp describe how this is just one of a number of factors that have focused unparalleled attention on the sector in Britain.The authors provide a clear definition of 'voluntary organisations' and outline the historical development and legal treatment of the sector as a whole. The current financial and human resource base of voluntary organisations are then analysed. The recent development of relations with the state are explained, and the voluntary sector's contribution in the important fields of education, health and social care are described and analysed in detail. The book concludes with a discussion of the lessons this new research holds for theoretical approaches to the voluntary sector, and charts the major challenges that face many voluntary organisations and the sector as a whole as they move into the next millennium.

The Voluntary Sector in the United Kingdom (Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Sector Series, 8)

Politics & Social Sciences

Knapp, Martin

Social Sciences

Manchester Univ Pr

This text presents an account of the voluntary sector's development and current position in the UK. The authors begin by defining "voluntary organizations" and then briefly outline their history, going on to explain the voluntary sector in relation to law, education and the state. The text concludes with a discussion of policy issues - including the crucial issue of how voluntary organizations can survive in the 1990s and beyond.

The Voluntary Sector in the UK (Johns Hopkins NonProfit Sector Series)

International

Manchester University Press

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Third Sector Policy at the Crossroads: An International Non-profit Analysis (Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations)

The Voluntary Sector: Comparative Perspectives in the UK

The Voluntary Sector: Comparative Perspectives in the UK

The Voluntary Sector in the United Kingdom (Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Sector Series, 8)

The Voluntary Sector in the UK (Johns Hopkins NonProfit Sector Series)

The Voluntary Sector: Comparative Perspectives in the UK