1.2. Economic Theories of the Nonprofit Sector: A Comparative Perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. The Third Sector Between the Market and the State
6. 1.1. Sociological and Political Science Approaches to the Third Sector 7
7. 1.2. Economic Theories of the Nonprofit Sector: A Comparative Perspective 21
8. 1.3 Modem Welfare State Policy Toward the Nonprofit Sector: Some Efficiency – Equity Dilemmas 31
9. Part II. Organizational Theory and Behavior
10. 2.1. Institutional Choice and Organizational Behavior in the Third Sector 47
11. 2.2. Institutional Choice and the Nonprofit Sector 53
12. 2.3. The Economic Role of Commercial Nonprofits: The Evolution of the U.S. Savings Bank Industry 65
13. 2.4. Nonprofit Organizations and Consumer Policy: The Swedish Model 77
14. 2.5. Para-Government Organization in the Provision of Public Services: Three Explanations 93
15. 2.6. Organizational Behavior and Organizational Function: Toward a Micro–Macro Theory of the Third Sector 107
16. 2.7. Competition, Resources, and Strategy in the British Nonprofit Sector 123
17. 2.8. Voluntary Organizations and Accountability: Theory and Practice 141
18. Part III. The Public and the Private: Efficiency, Funding, and Autonomy
19. 3.1. Efficiency, Funding, and Autonomy in the Third Sector 157
20. 3.2. Achievement in Public and Private Secondary Education in the Netherlands 165
21. 3.3. Public Money, Voluntary Action: Whose Welfare? 183
22. 3.4. The Nonprofit Sector and Government: The American Experience in Theory and Practice 219
23. 3.5. The Relationship Between Voluntary Associations and State Agencies in the Provision of Social Services at the Local Level 241
24. 3.6. Nonprofit Social Service Agencies and the Welfare State: Some Research Considerations 255
25. Part IV. The Third Sector: International Perspectives
26. 4.1. Nonprofit Organizations in International Perspective 271
27. 4.2. The Nonprofit Sector in a Centrally Planned Economy 277
28. 4.3. Public Authorities and the Nonprofit Sector in France 293
29. 4.4. The Nonprofit Sector in Switzerland: Taxonomy and Dimensions 303
30. 4.5 A Profile of the Third Sector in West Germany 313
31. 4.6. The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in the Spanish Health Care Market 333
32. 4.7. Traditional Neighborhood Associations in Industrial Society: The Case of Japan 347
33. 4.8. Private Voluntary Organizations and the Third World: The Case of Africa 361
34. Part V. Conclusion
35. 5. The Third Sector in Comparative Perspective: Four Propositions 379
36. Biographical Notes 389
37. Name Index 395
38. Subject Index 401
39. Backmatter 414