The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813349605 ISBN 13: 9780813349602

Publisher: Westview Press, 2015

Synopsis

The Nature of the Nonprofi t Sector is a collection of insightful and infl uential classic and recent readings on the existence, forms, and functions of the nonprofi t sector―the sector that sits between the market and government. The readings encompass a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines and cover everything from Andrew Carnegie’s turn-of-the-century philosophy of philanthropy to the most recent writings of current scholars and practitioners. Each of the text’s ten parts opens with a framing essay by the editors that provides an overview of the central themes and issues, as well as the sometimes competing points of view.

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Praise for previous editions

Ott and Dicke should be applauded for their outstanding efforts, which bridge the macro and micro levels of the nonprofit sector for the first time and consequentially enrich the intellectual understanding of the field.”
Public Administration Review, Vol. 73, Issue 1, January/February, 2013

The editors have done the work for you if you want to understand the theories behind the nonprofit sector, this is the book to read.”
Joanne Carman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

[A] wonderful collection of readings, eminently suitable for introductory courses as well as great starting point for more advanced students and scholars. Theory and practice, national and international, and current and historical perspectives are all embraced in this valuable book.”
Dennis R. Young, Georgia State University

The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector is a collection of insightful and influential classic and recent readings on the existence, forms, and functions of the nonprofit sectorthe sector that sits between the market and government. The readings encompass a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines and cover everything from Andrew Carnegie’s turn-of-the-century philosophy of philanthropy to the most recent writings of current scholars and practitioners. Each of the text’s ten parts opens with a framing essay by the editors that provides an overview of central themes and issues, as well as the sometimes competing points of view.

The third edition is fully revised and updated, and features new essays that analyze the nonprofit sector’s place in our economy and its relationship to our government, plus additional new readings on the economic, community, and civil society theories of the nonprofit sector. The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector is thorough, topical, and accessible, making it the ideal text for graduate and upper-division undergraduate nonprofit organization and management survey courses.
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

Lisa A. Dicke is Professor of public administration at the University of North Texas

Also Available as a Two-Book Set from Westview Press
The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, 3rd edition
Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management, 3rd edition.
Edited by J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke
Set ISBN: 978-08133-4993-0

About the Author

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 behavior, 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0813349605
• ISBN 13: 9780813349602
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 440
• Editor: Ott J. Steven, Dicke Lisa A.