The nonprofit sector : a research handbook

摘要: The second edition of Nonprofit Sector provides a novel, comprehensive, cross-disciplinary perspective on nonprofit organizations and their role function in society. This new, updated keeps pace with industry trends advances as well the changing interests needs students, practitioners, researchers. As before, every chapter has been written to stand its own, providing sufficient background for reader follow argument without referring other chapters--allowing readers selectively choose those chapters that are most relevant particular course, interest, or issue. Sector: A Research Handbook includes twenty-seven new chapters. Relevant from previous have refined, added fill gaps, making this authoritative reference all who want an accessible, perceptive, all-inclusive rendering sector. contributors--prominent scholars respective fields--carefully reflect upon variety changes rapidly growing world nonprofits, examining wide array organizations, international issues, social science theories, philanthropic traditions covering broad range topics including history scope activities United States abroad, relation nonprofits marketplace, government-nonprofit key aspects giving joining mission governance. For anyone wishes deeper understanding sector, remains essential guide. From reviews first edition: "[This book] is closest thing 'bible' sector research state-of-the-art knowledge currently exists."--Dennis R. Young, Public Administration Review "Invaluable engaged policy decisions involving or, matter, considering becoming involved."--Jerald Schiff, Journal Policy Analysis Management "An exceptionally useful resource."--Mark D. Hughes, Philanthropist