The nonprofit sector : a research handbook / edited by Walter W. Powell and Richard Steinberg.
The second edition of "The Nonprofit Sector" provides a novel, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary survey of nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society, and it also examines the nature of philanthropic behaviours. Each of the 27 all-new, commissioned chapters is written to stand on...
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Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2006], ©2006.
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Edition: | Second edition. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 659 pages) : illustrations, map |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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The second edition of "The Nonprofit Sector" provides a novel, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary survey of nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society, and it also examines the nature of philanthropic behaviours. Each of the 27 all-new, commissioned chapters is written to stand on its own. The contributors, all of whom are prominent scholars in their respective fields, address the history and scope of nonprofit activities in the U.S. and abroad, the relation of nonprofits to the marketplace, government-nonprofit issues, key activities of nonprofits, aspects of giving to and joining nonprofits, and nonprofit mission and governance. Reflecting upon the variety of changes in the rapidly growing world of nonprofits, this new edition examines a wider array of organizations, international issues, social science theories, and insights into philanthropic traditions. For everyone who wishes to have a deeper understanding of the nonprofit sector, this is the essential handbook. |
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Note: | Electronic resource. |
Call Number: | HD62.6 .N67 2006eb |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780300135176 0300135173 9780300153439 0300153430 1281734942 9781281734945 9786611734947 6611734945 |
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Print version record. |