Why Charity?: The Case for a Third SectorSAGE Publications, 1983. 6. 1. - 176페이지 Douglas shows how such institutions as universities, charities, trade unions, and religious missions are a logical outcome of the limitations of both market economics and democratic politics. They form a Third Sector that is neither commercial, nor governmental, that acts to ameliorate the imbalances caused by both the ballot box and the marketplace -- the two main ways by which Western societies order priorities. Douglas draws on the law of charities, welfare economics, moral philosophy, political theory, and the history of charities to create an original rationale for the Third Sector. `For its brilliant and succinct theoretical analysis this book could be read with profit by both undergraduate and graduate students in po |
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Aaron Wildavsky activities aggregating preferences altruistic American apply Arrow's Impossibility Theorem Arrow's paradox categorical constraint Chapter charitable status choices citizens collective common concepts of market conflict contributions Dahl define demand democracy democratic derive developed distinctive distribution of resources diversity enables ernment example for-profit free rider problem free society function fundamental government sector Hansmann individual intense preferences limits majority rule market failure argument market failure rationale market sector megastructures ment minority moral nalities natural rights negative externality nonprofit form nonprofit organizations nonprofit sector Pareto optimum perfect competition political positive externalities private nonprofit problem produce public benefit public sector representative Robert Dahl role self-interest Selfish Gene social values social welfare function suggests tary tax exemption taxation Third Sector institutions three sectors tion transaction costs views volun voluntary associations voluntary organizations Weisbrod Weisbrod's model welfare economics William Riker