Policy initiatives towards the third sector in international perspective

Over the past decade, the third sector has had tremendous growth worldwide inboth size and importance. As many countries struggle to address this changingreality, many have adopted policy initiatives aimed at changing the ways the third sector is addressed. It is a complex process, involving different fieldsof practice, different levels of government, and different types of third sector organizations. The contributions to this timely volume detail the process as carried out in eight diverse countries: UK, Canada, Hungary, India, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, all of whom have recently enacted policy initiativestowards the third sector. The studies are comprehensive: from reviewing the current policy, enacting new laws, supervisory mechanisms, and modes of funding. The thorough analysis in this volume will provide a new understanding of thepolicy initiatives in the eight countries studied, as well as guiding principles for other countries that may implement such initiatives in the future. Theresulting work will give researchers in sociology, social work, third sector research, and international economics a new framework for understanding the Third Sector: its role in society, and its relationships with government, the market, and the citizens of the country. Comparative, comprehensive analysis of policy initiatives towards the third sector Detailed case studies from 8 diverse countries, with applications for related countries Covers every aspect of implementation, from the old policy, the need for change, and the results INDICE: Introduction.- A Comprehensive Canadian Approach to the Third Sector: Creative Tensions and Unexpected Outcomes.- Nonprofits and Public Policy in the United States: The Evolution of Accountability.- Policy Initiatives towards Civil Society in Germany.-Policy Initiatives towards New Legal Framework for Japanese Civil Society.- Changing State-Civil Society Relationships in Ireland.- Policy Initiatives towards the Third Sector under the Conditions of Ambiguity.- The Long Journey to the Promised Land.- Policy Initiatives in the UK.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-1258-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 215
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés