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The third sector : community organizations, NGOs, and nonprofits /

Civil society organizations, nonprofits, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and a variety of formal and informal associations have coalesced into a world political force. Though the components of this so-called third sector vary by country, their cumulative effects play an eve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Clark, Terry Nichols, 1940- (Author), Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth (Author)
Other Authors: Wu, Cary (contrubutor.), Lin, Jean Yen-Chun (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana, Chicago, Springfield, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Civil society organizations, nonprofits, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and a variety of formal and informal associations have coalesced into a world political force. Though the components of this so-called third sector vary by country, their cumulative effects play an ever-greater role in global affairs. Looking at relief and welfare organizations, innovation organizations, social networks, and many other kinds of groups, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Terry Nichols Clark explore the functions, impacts, and composition of the nonprofit sector in six key countries.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252098857
0252098854