The nonprofit sector in Germany : between state, economy, and society
"The nonprofit sector in Germany offers an overview of the size, scope, structure, historical development and current policy environment of the German nonprofit sector. In so doing it brings the sector into empirical and analytic focus for the first time. This is a sector that has often been neglected by students of Germany's social, economic and political system, but any understanding of Germany remains incomplete without an analysis of this area. The changing meaning and structure of civil society, the country's tortuous path of political development, patterns of social participation, the role of religion, and the development of the welfare state - all these important aspects of economy, polity and society require an understanding of the nonprofit sector in Germany." "Voluntary associations, foundations, charities and other nonprofit organisations are a vibrant part of Europe's largest economy and closely related to the stability and prosperity of post-war Germany. The book looks at the history, dimensions, financing and dynamics of the nonprofit sector in both East and West Germany, and explores current policy issues in major fields such as culture, health, social services and the environment. The authors set the German nonprofit sector in the comparative perspective of current debates about civil society, and look at the political impact of the European Union."--BOOK JACKET
xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780719051234, 9780719060342, 0719051231, 0719060346
48450032
Ch. 1 Introduction
Ch. 2 Defining the nonprofit sector
Ch. 3 Structural persistence and disruptive change: the emergence of the German nonprofit sector
Ch. 4 A socio-economic profile of the nonprofit sector in Germany
Ch. 5 The nonprofit sector and German reunification: from vertical to horizontal integration
Ch. 6 The German nonprofit sector in international perspective
Ch. 7 Concluding reflections: the German nonprofit sector and European integration