Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Reader

Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Reader
ISBN-10
0253214106
ISBN-13
9780253214102
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
508
Language
English
Published
2000-06-22
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
David C. Hammack

Description

Unique among nations. America conducts almost all of its formally organized religious activity and many cultural, arts, human service, educational, and research activities through private nonprofit organizations. This reader explores their history by presenting some of the classic documents in the development of the nonprofit sector along with important interpretations and critiques by recent scholars. Each selection has been chosen to define or illuminate important questions in the development of the nonprofit sector in the United States. These essays give voice to contributions to the American debate about voluntary associations and private institutions that would otherwise be difficult to find or comprehend. Many include criticisms of particular nonprofit efforts, or of nonprofit activity in general. The intention is to provoke thought, not to establish an official list of readings. Though not every point of view could be included, the reader reflects a general understanding of the nonprofit sector and its significance in the history of the United States.

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