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

• Main Author: Lester M. Salamon (auth)
• Other Authors: Bernard Enjolras (auth), Annette Zimmer (auth), Karl Henrik Sivesind (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2018
• Subjects: Volunteering; Third Sector in Europe; Development in Europe; Third sector impact; Political legitimacy; Third Sector as a Renewable Resource; European Commission; Charity; Obstacles to Third Sector Organisation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...