Private action and the public good /

"An original collection of writings that explores the nature of the 'public good' and how private nonprofit organizations relate to it."--Back cover

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Powell, Walter W., Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©1998.
Temas:
Public interest.
Common good.
Nonprofit organizations.
Organizations, Nonprofit
Intérêt public.
Bien commun.
Associations sans but lucratif.
public interest.
nonprofit organizations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Philanthropy & Charity.
Gemeinwohl
Mäzenatentum
Nonprofit-Bereich
Philanthropie
Soziales Engagement
Aufsatzsammlung
Collectieve goederen.
Overheid.
Niet-commerciële organisaties.
Political Theory of the State.
Political Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • On the contested nature of the public good / Jane Mansbridge
  • Public good as a social and cultural project / Craig Calhoun
  • What is altruism? / Alan Wolfe
  • Religious ethic and the spirit of nonprofit entrepreneurship / Mark Chaves
  • Institutional form and organizational behavior / Burton A. Weisbrod
  • Mismeasuring the consequences of ownership: external influences and the comparative performance of public, for-profit, and private nonprofit organizations / Mark Schlesinger
  • Does auspice matter? The case of day care for children in Canada / Michael Krashinsky.
  • Importance of organizational form: parent perceptions versus reality in the day care industry / Elizabeth Mauser
  • Markets, politics, and charity: nonprofits in the political economy / Kirsten A. Gronbjerg
  • Third route: government-nonprofit collaboration in Germany and the United States / Lester M. Salamon and Helmut K. Anheier
  • Partners in reform: nonprofit organizations and the welfare state in France / Claire F. Ullman
  • Nonprofit sector and the transformation of societies: a comparative analysis of East Germany, Poland, and Hungary / Helmut K. Anheier and Wolfgang Seibel.
  • Kindness or justice? Women's associations and the politics of race and history / Nancy Marie Robertson
  • Channeling social protest: foundation patronage of contemporary social movements / J. Craig Jenkins
  • Nonprofit organizations in international development: agents of empowerment or preservers of stability? / Brian H. Smith
  • Creating social capital: nongovernmental development organizations and intersectoral problem solving / L. David Brown
  • Volunteers and professionals: many histories, many meanings / Barry D. Karl.
  • Bureaucracy and democracy in organizations: revisiting feminist organizations / Catherine Alter
  • Environmental constraints and organizational strategies: complexity, conflict, and coping in the nonprofit sector / Victoria D. Alexander
  • Reflections on emotional rhetoric and boards for governance of NPOS / Jerald Hage.

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