The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector

J. Steven Ott is Director of the Institute of Public and International Affairs and Professor of political science and public administration at the University of Utah, USA. Lisa A. Dicke is Professor of public administration at the University of North Texas, USA.

Tables and Figures -- Foreword by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector -- II The Nonprofit Sector’s Historical Evolution, Distinctive Values, and Contributions to Society -- III Tax Exemption and Tax Deduction -- IV Economic Theories of the Nonprofit -- V Political Theories of the Nonprofit Sector -- VI Community Theories of the Nonprofit Sector -- VII Civil Society Theories of the Nonprofit Sector by Charlene D. Orchard -- VIII Theories of Giving and Philanthropy -- IX The Blending and Blurring of the Sectors -- X The Nonprofit Sector Internationally: The Global Context.