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Defining
the Nonprofit Sector: A Cross-National Analysis (Johns Hopkins Non-Profit
Sector Series)
Lester M. Salamon and Helmut K. Anheier, eds. (St.
Martin’s Press, 1997)
Though the growth of the nonprofit, voluntary, or
third sector has been widely recognized throughout the world, social scientists
have made little attempt to define it. This book fills the gap at the
national level and at the global level, through comparative analysis.
In the first part, Lester Salamon and Helmut Anheier attempt a comprehensive
theory of the nonprofit sector. They seek to provide both a common definition
and a common classification, while still recognizing the incredible diversity
of voluntarism internationally. The rest of the book is devoted to country-by-country
definitions of the sector in 13 representative states from the developed,
developing, and post-socialist worlds. Among the countries covered are
the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, India,
Brazil, Egypt, and Hungary. Defining the Nonprofit Sector demonstrates
that the division of societies into public and private sectors is much
too simplistic. A third sector with its own characteristic features and
dynamics has already emerged as a powerful force in the global economy.
Softcover, 300pages, $69.95n
nonprofits reflects the complex experience of women in American society;
the influence that race, social class, national origin, and religion has
had on women’s status in the nonprofit sector; how women in nonprofits
use power; who really holds the reins of power in the nonprofit sector;
employment issues affecting women in nonprofit industries; and the roles
of women as volunteers, managers, and trustees. Hardcover, 354 pages,
$38.95.
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