The Third Sector: Community Organizations, NGOs, and Nonprofits

307 Pages·2016·3.724 MB·English

by  Meghan Kallman, Terry Clark

The Third Sector
The Third Sector
Community Organizations,
NGOs, and Nonprofits
MEGHAN ELIZABETH KALLMAN
TERRY NICHOLS CLARK
With assistance from CARY WU
and JEAN YEN-CHUN LIN
University of Illinois Press
URBANA, CHICAGO, AND SPRINGFIELD
© 2016 by the Board of Trustees
of the University of Illinois
All rights reserved
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This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016948563
ISBN 978-0-252-04043-6 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-252-09885-7 (e-book)
This book is dedicated to the activists,
volunteers, and employees that comprise
the third sector worldwide.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Democratic Governance and Institutional Logics
within the Third Sector (or, How Habermas Discovered the Coffee
House)
1.Civil Society, Social Capital, and the Growth of the Third Sector
2.The United States
3.France
4.Japan
5.South Korea
6.Taiwan
7.China
8.Looking Forward: Understanding Associations and Trust Patterns
Conclusion: Global Themes
References
Index
List of Illustrations
Figures
1.Average years of total schooling for individuals aged 15+ in selected
countries, 1950–2010
2.Factors contributing to the rise of the New Political Culture
3.Source of third sector contribution to GDP vs. other factors in seven
countries
4.Civil society organization workforce as a share of the economically active
population, by country, 1995–2000
5.Employment in the nonprofit sector vs. selected industries, 2010
6.Nonprofit employment, 45 states and District of Columbia, by field, 2010
7.Comparison of attitudes toward capitalism and the market economy in six
nations
8.Source of civil society organization revenue in South Korea
9.Expenditures for Children Are Us Foundation
10.Income for Children Are Us Foundation
11.Founding year of associations in nine selected regions of China
12.The development of associations in China, 2001–2010
13.The development of foundations in China, 2001–2010
14.National giving levels as percentage of GDP
15.Chinese philanthropy development, 2011
16.Number of Chinese Internet users and Internet penetration rate, 2004–
2011
17.Registered governmental Weibos, 2012
18.Membership in associations in the six profiled countries, as a percentage
of total population
19.Variations in cultural activities, 1981–2000
20.Total organizations by type in France and the United States
Tables
1.Contribution to GDP, NPOs vs. other industries, by country
2.Civil society sector full-time exempt workforce, by field, 33 countries
3.Third sector sources of support, with and without volunteers, 34 countries
4.Growth in registered public charities over time
5.Change in foundation gifts received, 1978–2008
6.Financing resources of NGOs in Mainland China, 1998
7.Response to the question: Would you join an environmental social
organization?
8.Response to the question: Are you currently a member of a social group,
club, or other organization?
9.National differences in association membership, 2005–2008, as a
percentage of total population
10.Descriptive statistics for key variables used in analysis, 2005–2008
11.Descriptive statistics for six countries (mean), 2005–2008
12.Logit models predicting the effect of organization membership on trust
13.Logit models predicting the effect of organization membership on social
trust
14.Logit models predicting the effect of organization membership on political
trust
15.Response to the question: Having encountered something unfair, which
department would you want to turn to?