Theory, Management, Policy

This textbook on nonprofit organizations, voluntary and community associations, and the third sector answers the increasing need for a high quality, accessible textbook for the increasing number of courses available on these subjects. Each chapter deals with theory and practice and includes a high level of features to aid reader accessibility, there will be study aids, a glossary, strong pedagogical elements such as boxes and case studies. Systematic in its treatment of theories, management approaches and policy analysis of the nonprofit field it methodically introduces central terms such as philanthropy, charity, community and the public good.