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The Third Sector as a Renewable Resource for Europe [electronic resource] : Concepts, Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities / by Bernard Enjolras, Lester M. Salamon, Karl Henrik Sivesind, Annette Zimmer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018Edition: 1st ed. 2018Description: XV, 196 p. 22 illus. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319714738
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 361.61 23
LOC classification:
  • H96-H97.7
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Beyond Nonprofits: In Search of the Third Sector -- 3. The Size and Composition of the European Third Sector -- 4. The Roles and Impacts of the Third Sector in Europe -- 5. Barriers to Third Sector Development -- 6. The Road Ahead: A Policy Agenda for the Third Sector in Europe.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview of its major contours, including its structure, sources of support, and recent trends. It also assesses the impact of this sector in Europe which considers its contributions to European economic development, citizen well-being and human development. The Third Sector As A Renewable Resource for Europe presents the findings of the Third Sector Impact (TSI) project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7). It recognises that in a time of social and economic distress, as well as enormous pressures on governmental budgets, the third sector and volunteering represent a unique ‘renewable resource’ for social and economic problem-solving and civic engagement in Europe.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Beyond Nonprofits: In Search of the Third Sector -- 3. The Size and Composition of the European Third Sector -- 4. The Roles and Impacts of the Third Sector in Europe -- 5. Barriers to Third Sector Development -- 6. The Road Ahead: A Policy Agenda for the Third Sector in Europe.

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This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview of its major contours, including its structure, sources of support, and recent trends. It also assesses the impact of this sector in Europe which considers its contributions to European economic development, citizen well-being and human development. The Third Sector As A Renewable Resource for Europe presents the findings of the Third Sector Impact (TSI) project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7). It recognises that in a time of social and economic distress, as well as enormous pressures on governmental budgets, the third sector and volunteering represent a unique ‘renewable resource’ for social and economic problem-solving and civic engagement in Europe.

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