The Third Sector as a Renewable Resource for Europe Concepts, Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities /

• Main Authors: Enjolras, Bernard (Author), Salamon, Lester M. (Author), Sivesind, Karl Henrik (Author), Zimmer, Annette (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Social policy.; Economic sociology.; Europe > Politics and government.; Political sociology.; Social Policy.; Economic Sociology.; European Politics.; Political Sociology.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

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.

Physical Description

XV, 196 p. 22 illus. online resource.

ISBN

9783319714738

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-71473-8

Access

Open Access