Third Sector Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Taylor, Rupert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Organization.; Planning.; Political science.; Economic policy.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Economic Policy.; Political Science.

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. This work offers a critical revie...

Table of Contents:

• Moving Beyond Empirical Theory
• Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector
• Sector Labels
• Social Origins
• The Civil Society Index
• Social Economy
• Volunteering
• Volunteering in Developing Countries
• Participation
• Philanthropy
• Leadership and Governance
• Nonprofit Marketing
• Social Accounting
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Third Sector–Government Partnerships
• Social Capital
• Transforming Democracy?
• The Dark Side
• Philanthropy in an Era of Global Governance
• The Question of the Poor
• Global Environmental Engagement
• Global Civil Society
• The World Social Forum.