PART ONE

THE CONTEXT AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTING OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR

It is important to recognize that the nonprofit sector has developed within a larger institutional and social context, and that nonprofit organizations of today have been and will continue to be shaped by historical forces, social institutions, laws and regulations, and significant political and economic trends and events of the nations and cultures in which they develop and operate. All of these have had an important influence on the modern practice of nonprofit leadership and management, and all have important implications for the future of the sector. The chapters of Part One provide the background and information that help us understand this context, and they examine ...

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