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Author Dollery, Brian.

Title The political economy of the voluntary sector : a reappraisal of the comparative institutional advantage of voluntary organizations / Brian E. Dollery and Joe L. Wallis
Published Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., [2003]
©2003

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Description x, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Voluntary Organizations as a Response to Market and Government Failure -- 3. Supply-side Theories of Nonprofit Organizations -- 4. Leadership and Nonprofit Organizations -- 5. Social Capital and the Voluntary Sector with Paul Killerby -- 6. Public Policy Approaches to the Voluntary Sector -- 7. Public Policy Toward the Voluntary Sector -- 8. Conclusion
Summary "The Political Economy of the Voluntary Sector adopts a comparative institutions approach to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the government, market and voluntary sectors as alternative instruments for implementing social and economic policies. The authors examine existing market failure, government failure and supply-side models of non-profit organizations before proposing a new leadership theory of the voluntary sector. They then explore the interface between the voluntary sector and the development of social capital. The book culminates in an investigation of appropriate public policy approaches towards the voluntary sector."
"This book will be welcomed by academics, students, and researchers working on alternative methods of public policy program delivery, primarily from the disciplines of economics, political science and public administration. Practitioners drawn from the public and voluntary sectors, as well as public policymakers in governments from around the world, will also find this accessible book of great interest."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Nonprofit organizations -- Management.
Nonprofit organizations -- Evaluation.
Voluntarism -- Economic aspects -- Evaluation.
Charities -- Economic aspects -- Evaluation.
Nonprofit organizations -- Finance.
Charity organization.
Social capital (Sociology)
Nonprofit organizations -- Government policy.
Author Wallis, Joe (Joe L.)
LC no. 2003064240
ISBN 1840647930