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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Enjolras, Bernard.
Other Authors: Salamon, Lester M., Sivesind, Karl Henrik., Zimmer, Annette.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1: Introduction
  • References
  • 2: Beyond Nonprofits: In Search of the Third Sector
  • 1 The Challenge
  • 1.1 A Diverse and Contested Terrain
  • 1.2 A Sector Hidden in Plain Sight
  • 1.3 Why Address this Challenge? The Case for Better Conceptualization and Data
  • 2 Overcoming the Challenges: The Approach
  • 2.1 Establishing the Criteria for an Acceptable Conceptualization
  • 2.2 The Concept of a "Common Core"
  • 2.3 Retention of Component Identities
  • 2.4 Building on Existing Progress
  • 2.4.1 Institutional Components
  • 2.4.2 Individual-Action Component
  • 2.5 A Bottom-up Strategy
  • 3 Key Findings and Implications
  • 3.1 Enormous Diversity
  • 3.2 Considerable Underlying Consensus
  • 3.2.1 Wide Agreement on Three Underlying Common Conceptual Features
  • 3.2.2 NPIs are in
  • 3.2.3 More than NPIs: Cooperatives and Mutuals
  • 3.2.4 More than NPIs: Social Enterprises
  • 3.2.5 More than Institutions: The Individual Component
  • 3.2.6 Conclusion: Portraying the Third Sector Conceptually
  • 4 Toward a Consensus Operational Conception of the TSE Sector
  • 4.1 Institutional Components
  • 4.1.1 The Organization Feature
  • 4.1.2 The Private Feature
  • 4.1.3 The Self-governing Feature
  • 4.1.4 The Noncompulsory Feature
  • 4.1.5 The Totally or Significantly Limited Profit-distribution Feature
  • 4.2 Informal and Individual Components
  • 5 Conclusion and Next Steps
  • References
  • 3: The Size and Composition of the European Third Sector
  • 1 The Contours of the European TSE Sector: The Aggregate View
  • 1.1 An Enormous Economic Engine
  • 1.2 Volunteer Engagement
  • 1.3 What does the European TSE Sector Do?
  • 1.4 Revenue Structure
  • 1.5 Institutional Structure
  • 1.6 Longitudinal Changes
  • 2 A Diverse Sector: Regional Variations.
  • 2.1 Regional Variations in Overall TSE Sector Scale
  • 2.2 Regional Variations in the Institutional Composition of the TSE Sector Workforce
  • 2.3 Regional Variations in European TSE Sector Functions and Revenue Patterns
  • 2.4 Summary
  • 3 Explaining Cross-national Variations in TSE Sector Dimensions
  • Appendix 1: Estimates of TSE Sector FTE workforce in EU and Norway, by Component, 2014
  • Appendix 2: Methodology for Estimating the Size of the Third Sector in Europe
  • Nonprofit Institutions (NPIs)
  • Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
  • Social Enterprises
  • Direct Volunteering
  • Estimation of the TSE Sector Size
  • Estimation of Service and Expressive Shares of the Workforce
  • Estimation of TSE Sector Revenue Shares
  • Summary of Sources of Data on TSE Sector Average Annual Employment Changes by Country
  • References
  • 4: The Roles and Impacts of the Third Sector in Europe
  • 1 Impact Areas
  • 2 Selected Evidence of TSIs
  • 2.1 Some Methodological Challenges
  • 2.2 Impact on Civic Engagement, Empowerment, Advocacy and Community Building
  • 2.3 Impact on Well-being and Quality of Life
  • 2.4 Impact on Human Resources
  • 2.5 Impact on Social Innovation
  • 3 Can the TSE Sector Expand Civil Liberties and the Public Sphere?
  • 4 Does the European Third Sector make a Socioeconomic Impact?
  • References
  • 5: Barriers to Third Sector Development
  • 1 Introduction: A Success Story and a Clouded Horizon
  • 2 Third Sector Impact Country Clusters
  • 3 Third Sector Environment
  • 3.1 Societal and Economic Trends
  • 3.2 European Union as a Key Actor?
  • 4 Barriers to Third Sector Development
  • 4.1 Common Barriers
  • 4.2 Regional Diversity and Regime-specific Barriers to TSO Development
  • 4.2.1 From Liberal to Welfare Partnership to Liberal Again-The UK.
  • 4.2.2 Welfare Partnership Countries: Adjustment to a Changed Social Policy Environment-Germany, the Netherlands, Austria
  • 4.2.3 The Social-Democratic Model on the Retreat
  • 4.2.4 Struggling with the Past and Catching up on the Edge: Croatia and Poland
  • 4.2.5 In between Statism and Welfare Partnership: France and Spain
  • Appendix
  • Stakeholder Survey
  • References
  • 6: The Road Ahead: A Policy Agenda for the Third Sector in Europe
  • 1 Three Scenarios
  • 2 The Civic Economy Strategy: A Policy Agenda for Europe
  • 2.1 Improving the Legitimacy and Visibility of the Third Sector in Europe
  • 2.1.1 Improvement of the Sector's Knowledge Base
  • 2.1.2 Enhance Visibility through European Statutes for TSOs
  • 2.1.3 Make the Voice of the Sector Heard
  • 2.1.4 Help TSOs to Market Themselves
  • 2.1.5 Get the Public Back In-Provide Space for Third Sector Activities
  • 2.2 Improving Third Sector Finances and Government-Third Sector Partnership
  • 2.2.1 Get Structural Funds Back In
  • 2.2.2 Lift up the Burden of Procurement Procedures
  • 2.2.3 Facilitate Access to Capital Markets and to Alternative Sources of Financing
  • 3 Fostering Foundations' Supportive Role of the Third Sector in Europe
  • 4 Improving the Attractiveness of TSOs
  • 4.1 Renewing the Third Sector's Values
  • 4.2 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs as Employers
  • 4.3 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs for Volunteers
  • 4.4 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs for Honorary Board Members
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • References
  • Index.

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