The Third Sector

Frontmatter -- Preface / Katz, Stanley N. -- Contents -- Introduction / Anheier, Helmut . / Seibel, Wolfgang -- Part I. The Third Sector Between the Market and the State -- 1.1. Sociological and Political Science Approaches to the Third Sector / Seibel, Wolfgang / Anheier, Helmut K. -- 1.2. Economic Theories of the Nonprofit Sector: A Comparative Perspective / James, Estelle -- 1.3 Modem Welfare State Policy Toward the Nonprofit Sector: Some Efficiency Equity Dilemmas / Simon, John G. -- Part II. Organizational Theory and Behavior -- 2.1. Institutional Choice and Organizational Behavior in the Third Sector / Anheier, Helmut K. -- 2.2. Institutional Choice and the Nonprofit Sector / Badelt, Christoph -- 2.3. The Economic Role of Commercial Nonprofits: The Evolution of the U.S. Savings Bank Industry / Hansmann, Henry -- 2.4. Nonprofit Organizations and Consumer Policy: The Swedish Model / Pestoff, Victor A. -- 2.5. Para-Government Organization in the Provision of Public Services: Three Explanations / Hood, Christopher / Folke Schuppert, Gunnar -- 2.6. Organizational Behavior and Organizational Function: Toward a MicroMacro Theory of the Third Sector / Seibel, Wolfgang -- 2.7. Competition, Resources, and Strategy in the British Nonprofit Sector / Saxon-Harrold, Susan . E. -- 2.8. Voluntary Organizations and Accountability: Theory and Practice / Leat, Diana -- Part III. The Public and the Private: Efficiency, Funding, and Autonomy -- 3.1. Efficiency, Funding, and Autonomy in the Third Sector / Rose-Ackerman, Susan -- 3.2. Achievement in Public and Private Secondary Education in the Netherlands / Van Laarhoven, Peter / Bakker, Bart / Dronkers, Jaap / Schijf, Huibert -- 3.3. Public Money, Voluntary Action: Whose Welfare? / Knapp, Martin / Robertson, Eileen / Thomason, Corinne -- 3.4. The Nonprofit Sector and Government: The American Experience in Theory and Practice / Salomon, Lester M. -- 3.5. The Relationship Between Voluntary Associations and State Agencies in the Provision of Social Services at the Local Level / Lloyd, Peter C. -- 3.6. Nonprofit Social Service Agencies and the Welfare State: Some Research Considerations / Kramer, Ralph M. -- Part IV. The Third Sector: International Perspectives -- 4.1. Nonprofit Organizations in International Perspective / Bauer, Rudolph -- 4.2. The Nonprofit Sector in a Centrally Planned Economy / Marschall, Miklós -- 4.3. Public Authorities and the Nonprofit Sector in France / Archambault, Edith -- 4.4. The Nonprofit Sector in Switzerland: Taxonomy and Dimensions / Wagner, Antonin -- 4.5 A Profile of the Third Sector in West Germany / Anheier, Helmut K. -- 4.6. The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in the Spanish Health Care Market / Rovira Forns, Juan -- 4.7. Traditional Neighborhood Associations in Industrial Society: The Case of Japan / Thränhardt, Anna Maria -- 4.8. Private Voluntary Organizations and the Third World: The Case of Africa / Anheier, Helmut K. -- Part V. Conclusion -- 5. The Third Sector in Comparative Perspective: Four Propositions / Anheier, Helmut K. / Seibel, Wolfgang -- Biographical Notes -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter

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Professor Helmut K.Anheier ist seit 2009 Professor of Sociology und Dean der Hertie School of Governance. Seit 2006 ist er darüber hinaus als Professor für Soziologie an der Universität Heidelberg tätig, wo er das Centrum für soziale Investitionen und Innovationen (CSI) mitbegründete und weiterhin leitet.