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Making the Nonprofit Sector in the
United States: A Reader (Philanthropic Studies)
David C. Hammack (Indiana University Press, 1998)
How did the United States come to rely so heavily on nonprofits?
Why has it continued to do so? What purposes do Americans seek to advance
through nonprofits? How have Americans sought to control them? How have
nonprofits been affected by the growth of government in the twentieth
century? These questions suggest the complexity of the history of nonprofits
in the United States. To help explore that history, this anthology presents
some of the classic documents in the development of the nonprofit sector
along with important interpretations by recent scholars.
Unique among nations, America conducts almost all of its
formally organized religious activity and many cultural, arts, human service,
educational, and research activities through private nonprofit organizations.
This reader explores their history by presenting some of the classic documents
in the development of the nonprofit sector along with important interpretations
and critiques by recent scholars. Each selection has been chosen to define
or illuminate important questions in the development of the nonprofit
sector in the United States. These essays give voice to contributions
to the American debate about voluntary associations and private institutions
that would otherwise be difficult to find or comprehend. Many include
criticisms of particular nonprofit efforts or of nonprofit activity in
general. The intention is to provoke thought, not to establish an official
list of readings. Though not every point of view could be included, the
reader reflects a general understanding of the nonprofit sector and its
significance in the history of the United States. Hardcover,
504 pages, $34.95
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