Between Profit and State - Intermediate Organisations in Britain and the United States

Ware's book analyzes the role of political parties in the development and promotion of democracy, making a comparative study of parties and theory.

Sommario

Mutuals and the Supply of Goods and Services Economic Competition Involving Charities
Financial Autonomy and the "Independent Sector"
The Growth and Transformation of Volunteering
Dangerous Areas of State Involvement?
The Regulation of Intermediate Organizations
Intermediate Organizations and Democracy

Info autore

Alan Ware is Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Worcesterr College, Oxford. His books include Political Parties (editor, 1987), Between Profit and State (1988), Citizens, Parties and the State (1989) and Electoral Systems: A Comparative and Theoretical Introduction (with Andrew Reeve, 1982).

Riassunto

Discusses the many organizations in Britain and the USA which are neither legally part of the state nor permitted to distribute any profits they earn. These "intermediate organizations" include charities, churches, famine relief agencies, non-state universities and social clubs.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ware, A Ware, Alan Ware, Alan J Ware, Alan J. Ware
• Editore: Polity Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.01.1991
• EAN: 9780745605814
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-0581-4
• Pagine: 308
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 680 g
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva