The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, Third Edition

J. Steven Ott is Director of the Institute of Public and International Affairs and professor of political science at the University of Utah. He has served as a consultant to numerous nonprofit organizations and local and state government agencies, and has chaired the Executive Committee of the Nonprofit Management Education Section of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). Dr. Ott has authored and edited many books, articles, and chapters on the nonprofit sector and its organizations, organization theory, organizational behaviour, human resource management, administrative theory, accountability, and organizational culture.Lisa A. Dicke is a professor of public administration at the University of North Texas. Dr. Dicke serves on the Executive Council and on the Committee of the Nonprofit Management Education Section of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). Her research interests include organizational leadership, as well as accountability in government and nonprofit organizations, and her articles have been published in numerous books and journals.

Foreword Kirsten Grønbjerg





Preface


Part I. Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector


1. The Idea of a Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Peter Frumkin (2002)









2. The Nonprofit Sector and Its Place in the National Economy Katie L. Roeger, Amy S. Blackwood & Sarah L. Pettijohn (2012)









3. Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector Olaf Corry (2011)


Part II. The Nonprofit Sector's Historical Evolution, Distinctive Values, and Contributions to Society









4. Brief History of the Nonprofit Sector Thomas P. Holland & Roger A. Ritvo (2008)









5. The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie (1889)









6. The Impact of the Voluntary Sector on Society David Horton Smith (1973)


Part III. Tax-Exemption and Tax-Deduction












7. Tax-Exempt Organization Christopher Hoyt (1998)









8. The Charitable Sector’s Relationship with Government Molly F. Sherlock & Jane G. Gravelle (2009)


Part IV. Economic Theories of the Nonprofit Sector












9. Ownership and Organizational Form: Nonprofit Firms Henry Hansmann (2013)









10. Market Failure Lester M. Salamon (1999)









11. Contract Failure Theory Dennis R. Young (1998)









12. Government Failure Theory Dennis R. Young (1998)









13. Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations Kirsten A. Grønbjerg & Lester M. Salamon (2012)


Part V. Political Theories of the Nonprofit Sector


14. The Constitution of Citizens: Political Theories of Nonprofit Organizations Elisabeth S. Clemens (2006)









15. Citizenship and Prosocial Behavior Marc A. Musick & John Wilson (2008)


VI. Community Theories of the Nonprofit Sector


16. To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy Peter L. Berger & Richard John Neuhaus (1977)









17. Nonprofit Organizations and Community Steven Rathgeb Smith & Michael Lipsky (1993)









18. Organizational Social Capital and Nonprofits Jo Anne Schneider (2009)


VII. Civil Society Theories of the Nonprofit Sector


19. Bowling Alone: Thinking About Social Change in America Robert D. Putnam (2000)


20. Civil Society as a Public Sphere Sabine Lang (2013)


Part VIII. Theories of Giving and Philanthropy












21. Giving Well, Doing Good Amy A. Kass (2008)


22. What is Altruism? Alan Wolf (1998)












23. Doing Good David H. Smith (2005)









24. Philanthropy in Communities of Color Bradford Smith, Sylvia Shue, Jennifer Lisa Vest & Joseph Villarreal (1999)


Part IX. The Blending and Blurring of the Sectors













25. Third Party Government Dennis R. Young (1998)









26. The Future of the Nonprofit Sector: Its Entwining with Private Enterprise and Government Burton A. Weisbrod (1997)









27. From Welfare Bureaucracies to Welfare Hybrids David Billis (2010)


Part X. The Nonprofit Sector Internationally: The Global Context


28. Government-Nonprofit Relations from an International Perspective Lester M. Salamon (2006)


29. Organizations that Straddle the State-Society Divide: Illuminating Blind Spots of Existing Paradigms Benjamin L. Read & Robert Pekkanen (2009, 2014)









30. International Assistance Abby Stoddard (2012)