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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Second Edition ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I History and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector
7. 1. The Nonprofit Sector in Historical Perspective: Traditions of Philanthropy in the West 13
8. 2. A Historical Overview of Philanthropy, Voluntary Associations, and Nonprofit Organizations in the United States, 1600–2000 32
9. 3. Scope and Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector 66
10. 4. The Nonprofit Sector in Comparative Perspective 89
11. Part II Nonprofits and the Marketplace
12. 5. Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations 117
13. 6. Nonprofit Organizations and the Market 140
14. 7. Work in the Nonprofit Sector 159
15. 8. Collaboration between Corporations and Nonprofit Organizations 180
16. Part III Nonprofits and the Polity
17. 9. The Constitution of Citizens: Political Theories of Nonprofit Organizations 207
18. 10. Scope and Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations 221
19. 11. The Legal Framework for Nonprofit Organizations 243
20. 12. The Federal Tax Treatment of Charitable Organizations 267
21. 13. Nonprofit Organizations and Political Advocacy 307
22. 14. International Nongovernmental Organizations 333
23. Part IV Key Activities in the Nonprofit Sector
24. 15. Foundations 355
25. 16. Nonprofit Organizations and Health Care: Some Paradoxes of Persistent Scrutiny 378
26. 17. Social Care and the Nonprofit Sector in the Western Developed World 415
27. 18. Nonprofit Organizations and the Intersectoral Division of Labor in the Arts 432
28. 19. Higher Education: Evolving Forms and Emerging Markets 462
29. 20. Religion and the Nonprofit Sector 485
30. 21. Nonprofit Community Organizations in Poor Urban Settings: Bridging Institutional Gaps for Youth 506
31. Part V Who Participates in the Nonprofit Sector and Why?
32. 22. Nonprofit Membership Associations 523
33. 23. Charitable Giving: How Much, by Whom, to What, and How? 542
34. 24. Why Do People Give? 568
35. Part VI Mission and Governance
36. 25. Nonprofit Mission: Constancy, Responsiveness, or Deflection? 591
37. 26. Governance: Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Prospects 612
38. 27. Commercial Activity, Technological Change, and Nonprofit Mission 629
39. About the Contributors 645
40. Index 651